AfrocentricJan 10, 20211 minRemembrance- Johann Joseph, 281 Remembrance They come and go, Time and time again, No matter what I do, I always lose a friend. Through deserts and tundras, Snow and...
AfrocentricJan 10, 20211 minIs Our Philadelphia Really Our Philadelphia by Laila Johnson, 282 (Insta: @lailarae1) Is Our Philadelphia Really OUR Philadelphia Laila Johnson North, South, East, West We are all from Philly But we try to see who’s got it...
AfrocentricJan 10, 20212 minAmerica Screams- Isaiah Richardson, 281 (Insta: @lifesaiiad) 1) To Langston Hughes and all of my elder siblings watching from beyond. America does not sing, rather it screams, for we of the...
AfrocentricJan 10, 20211 minThe Cycle by Michael Green, 283 (Insta: @still.mic)In America, When we fall, we don’t recover. We grow weaker, while they grow ever stronger. With not a penny to our name, we suffer in the...
AfrocentricJan 10, 20212 minIt’s Okay, It’s Normal by Christine García, 283 (Insta:@purple_starlight35) It’s okay, it’s Normal I had a friend tell me a story Of how they felt so blue And didn’t know what to do So they went to ask their...
AfrocentricJan 10, 20212 minHands by Ajani Levere, 281Once one of us began to tighten our grip, a grip filled with a passionate anger, we were to have all of our grips loosened. It would be...
AfrocentricJan 10, 20212 minThe Oath by Abraham Fofana, 282 (Insta: @ssr.zenon)“The Oath” Places full of poverty and some who ain’t never have shelter My ancestors fought for the life of freedom, something better I...
AfrocentricJan 10, 20211 minI See Me by Hailey Harris, 282 (Insta: @always_haileyjadeee )I See Me Looking at her, I see more than just a girl I see her kinky curls And the pride and practice seen in each strand’s twirl I see...
AfrocentricJan 10, 20211 minSunrays and Triolets by Siani George, 282 (Insta:@irenic._.poetry)Capturing this beauty requires a triolet, About the charm of melanin and sun rays. Skin that glows and traps sun like a net Capturing...
AfrocentricJan 10, 20211 minIndigo by Kiki Onigbogi, 281 (Insta: @keyonmars)The block is dim again, and like a blanket, the indigo sky is resting upon it. Every crevice house and tree are accounted for. The...
AfrocentricJan 10, 20212 minDear Divine Children by AnonymousForgive me for playing a record well aged and dust covered But everytime I look into your eyes it gives me a rush Tooth pain and stomach...
AfrocentricJan 10, 20211 minBLM ✊🏿 - Ayanna Weston, 280 (Insta: @realayanna)In my own skin So filled with melanin Threatened on a daily basis When will it end Black lives matter Why is that when police say...
AfrocentricAug 16, 20201 minAre You Sure We're American? by Joshua GriceI walk home to the sweet aroma of barbecue. On the day we call America’s Birthday. But my friend walks on America’s Birthday too. For the...
AfrocentricAug 15, 20201 minThe Descendant's Uprising by Akili DebradyOur African ancestors have suffered through murder, torture, and rape Fighting against a personality beaten into us, that constantly...
AfrocentricAug 15, 20201 minThis is a Love Poem by Dahlia Tarver, 281This is a love poem. I press my pen to the page And pour out the words I've longed to say to you. You are beautiful, My sisters of color....
AfrocentricJul 21, 20201 minhigh school by Rakiyah Akins, 281for the first time we realize everyone is watching us or at least we think they are we did not seem to notice a year ago but now we are...