Poetic News, Friday October 4 2019

We consider the disposability of black masculinity in relationship to different African states.

There are so many ways
to be black and attacked. There are,
so many reasons black masculinity
is a prison.

via CNN

Let me count the ways in which
the state will rob you:
In Mali you can be slain for
defending the state.

Carry a laptop or work in tech
in Nigeria and you are police bait
— better fetch than a bag of skittles,
but not as absurd as Ugandan wearing a red beret.

via Forbes

via Independent