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MINNEAPOLIS WEEK
MINNEAPOLIS WEEK
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Most Black men
In the U.S.A. have
An oppressor's leather boot
Applied to their necks.
George Floyd
Died untimely
With the knee of
Police repression on his.
George Floyd
Complained of
The knee's pressure restricting his oxygen.
He couldn't breathe--we couldn't breathe.
Derek Chauvin
Never respected the li...
Saturday 5th June 2021 3:38 am
Guilty
A small ripple in the ocean of change,
From the tears that flooded the planet with our pain.
As the world stood in unity for months to protest,
We anxiously waited today for the guilty verdict to mark progress.
Though white supremacy still continues to plague us with sorrows,
So we must fight on and seek justice for tomorrow.
Wednesday 21st April 2021 11:53 am
Kneel
Kneel
I saw a young man kneel today
He hung his head as if to pray
But he would take a life away
To honour and protect they say
Another black man has to die
Before the country questions why
They let enforcers kill and lie
and let another mother cry
Fear and hate mix with malice
A city faces the abyss
A cocktail of vinegar and piss
On the streets o...
Thursday 28th May 2020 2:35 pm
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