Black History Front

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They try to reduce our history to a month…
I can’t believe it.

As if all the things
we’ve been achieving
could be reduced to 28 days…

29 if we’re lucky.

Even when blessed,
“black” people end up with less.

Every other month,
had too many days I guess.

Every four years,
we’re under duress.

Here comes another prez
with promises they never respect.

Take a leap of faith to expect
them to help take this noose off our neck.

Give us platitudes.

Tell us to show gratitude.

For any acknowledgement.

Made the shoes this land walks in,
they still want us to polish them.

Meanwhile,
my toes get froze
from being exposed
to the harshest of elements.

But MLK loved America…

That’s what they tell the kids.

No.