In our communities
white folks see habits they call bad,
Like holding our crotches
and letting our pants sag.
They ask why do you do this
grabbing on yourself?
Richard Pryor explained it:
“You motherfuckers done took everything else!”
And … Read the rest
In a recent political education (PE) class, I asked participants, “What motivated your involvement in revolutionary or social justice work?” The idea for this question came from one of my favorite books, FANSHEN: A DOCUMENTARY OF REVOLUTION IN A CHINESE … Read the rest
A conversation between Kevin “Rashid” Johnson and Halisi Olugbala Uhuru
RASHID: Comrade Halisi, many of us agree that there’s a major need for conversations about the New Afrikan (Black) community, our relationships, and things related to us as a people … Read the rest
Elon Musk
giving “Hail Hitler” salutes
protecting cops shooting Blacks in backs
modern day jackboots
Donald the Nazi
studies Mein Kampf
fascist rule consolidated
the cards all Trump’s
one man hegemony
return to feudal rule
Black entertainers inaugurate him
idiot … Read the rest
When I was a child my father demanded
recite Kipling’s poem “If”
he never mentioned Rudyard was a bigot
I found out only because I sniffed
around in his collection of poems
beyond my father’s plans
discovered the ripening he … Read the rest
oh great pretenders
you act as though
the things you do
you do not know
when history shows
your world was built
on lands and wealth stolen
islands of gold
surrounded by oceans
of blood and bones
from people slaughtered… Read the rest
Chadwick Dotson has been the director of Virginia’s prison system since September 2023.
Before this appointment, he was a chief judge in the Circuit Court for Wise County, Va. He was also a past prosecuting attorney and dean of students … Read the rest
Tomeka Wallace is the mother of Demetrius Wallace, one of several Black men who set themselves on fire in latter 2024 at Virginia’s notorious Red Onion State Prison, in desperate response to racist abuses at the prison.
She has witnessed … Read the rest
The government’s use of euphemisms is simply a sly way of lying. When a cop murders a defenseless child of color in cold blood, shooting him in the back, police departments call it a “police involved shooting.” This serves to … Read the rest
Click here to download Main Line #10 September 2024.… Read the rest