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Krystle May Statler: “Obituary”
By Krystle May Statler on
OBITUARY On this day, I remember BJ, my big brother In one photo of us as... Read more →
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The Surveillance Poems: 1-10
By Ashaki M. Jackson on
Ten poems from Surveillance, the powerful new collection from Ashaki M. Jackson, which... Read more →
Poetry
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The Speaker, Who is Black, Offers a Reasonable Solution
By Ashaki M. Jackson on
When I say hold us in prayer I mean touch Black bodies as if they are children... Read more →
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Standard American Similes With Interchangeable Blacks
By Ashaki M. Jackson on
The night is as black as skin It falls slowly publicly like an { Eric } Night... Read more →
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The Public Impresses Itself With Duplicity
By Ashaki M. Jackson on
1. After the body falls back riddled with bullets do not expect it to respond to... Read more →
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The Public is Generally Self-Taught and Uninformed
By Ashaki M. Jackson on
Sometimes there is silence after a video is released You want to describe it as... Read more →
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The Speaker, Who is Black, Interjects the Black Conflict
By Ashaki M. Jackson on
We say King Watcher please guide us It opens its mouth and makes no sound Moves its... Read more →
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The Speaker, Who is Black, Clarifies the Public’s Euphemisms
By Ashaki M. Jackson on
Accountability (see m) 1. a measure of responsibility, The officer is accountable to the... Read more →
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SURVEILLANCE: The Public Examines Black Resilience and is Dissatisfied
By Ashaki M. Jackson on
If you watch enough footage you grow comfortable with a narrative: the Black body... Read more →
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Professional Wrestling Holds
By Ashaki M. Jackson on
“We didn’t know anything about a chokehold or hands to the neck until the video came... Read more →
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