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Tarzan’s ‘Umgawa’ Burden Karl Constantine FOLKES	He is called Tarzan An African-sounding name To situate him As a “native-foreigner” Belonging — yet ‘set...	Rate it (5.00 / 2 votes)
That Spirit Thing Lobibah Oji Baraka	and thanked him. He asked of my ethnicity—African state or Caribbean Isle? Neither, I’m an East Baltimore native. Dark brown with broad...	Rate it (5.00 / 2 votes)
AFRICAN WOMAN Elizabeth Njeri Waweru	I am a proud...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Black V White is just what they want Chrissy.	Some African countries still sell human beings, Just question your teachings, The true people who...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Cameroon conductor	Their voices rise in song, Beneath the African blue...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Elevation of Jamaican Creole Karl Constantine FOLKES	African...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Gathering Together DCDiew	Greek, Roman, Asian, and African Divine Mysteries And those who create chip tech May those with aligned chakras And...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
I Am Just Mexican Blanca I Vela Diaz	” People expected me to be half African American, Asian from India, Philippine, or Thai; that would make sense because of my...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Just Jots Jayvon Summers	Too high to not be cautious African American so I can’t move reckless Cause if I do they'd make a noose my necklace Old black...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
My care has no Color T.Conyer	of a sunset I shared with the brown skinned African child that was suffering is silence from the loss of his parents who were taken by war my...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
ODE TO OMOBEWAJI ADEMOLA DASYLVA Dr. Idowu James ADEKUNLE	Of African universe Bitter leaf is the king...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Our "Disemba" King kObOkO	An African twelfth...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Thank You God For Creating Me Hard And Strong Israel Chinonye Uche	the scotching and smouldering African Sun, or even carried away by a relentless African...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Wake Nicodemus! Henry Clay Work	Nicodemus, the slave was of African birth, And was bought for a bagful of gold;...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Wealth of Farming! Lulu Bear	& Smart, Clever, Welled-Dressed & Spoken, Classy African- American Black...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
When Serpents Reign (Haiku on Bad Governance) Nick Adegwe-Oshomah	On misrule and tyranny In African...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Words mean something Jessie Asquith	Cutting the clitorises of strong African...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
TEACH THEM Francis Boakye	The Shirley Frimpong-Manso of African Movies The Buchi Emecheta, The Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie, The Ama Ata Aidoo and many more...	Rate it (4.00 / 1 vote)
K'an Mwalimu	that he is South...	Rate it (3.00 / 2 votes)
Cloves Neil McLeod	Set in the Indian Ocean, Off the African coast, but not far, There's a fertile...	Rate it (3.00 / 1 vote)
voices of undervalued little ones Niyigaba Manzi Fabrice	And spot fountain abilities In African...	Rate it (3.00 / 1 vote)
A Black Job. Thomas Hood	To blanch an African from head to...	Rate it (2.00 / 1 vote)
"Great again" ♡ POEMAHONTAS ♡ POEMADONNA ♡	"Great" especially having a President that's an African American, KNOWING America's History towards Blacks, colored, slaves, Africans...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
100 Holes Nikhil Parekh	If there were a 100 holes in the juicy fruit of african apple, A cluster of worm would nibble its core, Rendering it as a commodity to be used as...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
2000 TO 2009 Debbie Middaugh AKA TURBO1904	I am Obama first African American...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)

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