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We publish stories, articles, and poetry that are edgy, even uncomfortable to read, that stimulate the heart, mind, and occasionally the colon.
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BlackLivesMatter
Elizabeth Emerald
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Genius in a Bottle
Dec 19, 2021
Acknowledgment of Shame
In memoriam: our slaves, named and nameless
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Obinna Uruakpa
in
Genius in a Bottle
Sep 3, 2021
She Dared Them to Define Beauty
When black is not bold and beautiful
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159
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Josie ElBiry
in
Genius in a Bottle
Mar 7, 2021
Chauvin’s Boot
Beware the Ides of March
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Jayne.Press
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Genius in a Bottle
Jan 16, 2021
I’m Not a Mausoleum
A poem
I will not be a mausoleum
where their stories go to die
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432
Josie ElBiry
in
Genius in a Bottle
Sep 28, 2020
War Crinoline
Cities alight
The point of BLM, is it still not clear?
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Jay Sizemore
in
Genius in a Bottle
Sep 24, 2020
What 12 Million Dollars Buys
A poem for Breonna Taylor
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643
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HK Sloan
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Genius in a Bottle
Sep 4, 2020
Warmed by the Same Sun
In memory of those killed by police brutality
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