Dear America, What’s Good?
Kayla-Smith
September 28, 2016
This year we have been challenged by acts of hatred and revenge. As a country, we have yet to see the beauty in our diversity
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This year we have been challenged by acts of hatred and revenge. As a country, we have yet to see the beauty in our diversity
All I know is that last weekend I was pulled over/
For walking too fast down the sidewalk.
“Where you going, black Muslim
On “Blond,” Frank Ocean succeeds in addressing important topics, including racial profiling, police brutality and Black Lives Matter. By comparing himself to Trayvon Martin, Ocean
Lacquered acrylics fix beneath silk/Constricting around cranium/
Sustaining the days’ style, for the morning/I lay my head upon my pillow
Resting my eyes/And
White child, are you afraid of me? With skin black and teeth gleaming/I pray that you outgrow your fear of the dark/It is best for
You are an artist, a scientist, a visionary/All of this just happens to come in many shades and colors.
I’m not here to teach you anything. All I want to do is create stories where you can read it and be like, “Yo, he
Events like this remind everyone that teens do a have a voice — a loud and creative one at that.
In today’s society, I feel like I should hate my race. / I should flat out bleach my skin white, turn my hair blonde, get
Being white is a blessing, but it’s a shame that you’re not rewarded for your talents but for your skin color. You don’t realize how
Preferences: Mirror, mirror on the wall/Who is the ugliest of them all? … What to say/to a little black child/When she asks/why has God made
When I learned that I would be attending a college where 75.9 percent of the student body is composed of white people, I immediately found