The inhumanity of Virginia’s prisons knows no limits. The experiences of Neil Lyness aka Turbo proves the case. Neil is a double-amputee who lost his left arm and left leg in a motorcycle accident. He’s been confined since 2012, where … Read the rest
For the darker hue
It remains like slavery of olden days
At any moment
One’s dearest could be
Sold away
Or their existence
Stole away
Heartache wrenched from smiles
On a day
Begun with sunshine
Defiled…
Each moment lived
Pregnant … Read the rest
We in strip clubs
Throwing ones
They at the range
Loading guns
We having dance offs
Booties twerking
They training hand-to-hand
Bodies working
We gouge on junk food
Overweight
They in gyms
Hitting weights
We in the hood
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Mama, where my daddy?
He should have been here long ago
Baby I know and I’ll try to explain
Why he just couldn’t show
But Mama, does Daddy love me?
Child you know he do
Truth be told son
Bad … Read the rest
The Virginia legislature created an ombudsman’s office in July 2024, charged with overseeing and investigating the Virginia prison system. Andrea Sapone was appointed as ombudsman that September. The creation of this office was backed by advocacy groups who believed the … Read the rest
Sneaky racism is no longer the order of the day. Under the leadership of Donald Trump and his MAGA movement within the Republican party, white supremacy is rearing its ugly head in the open… once … Read the rest
After suffering over 3 months with an abscessed tooth, the infection from which could have spread and proven fatal at any moment, I was finally seen by a private dentist on Oct 17, 2025, where the first step of a … Read the rest
Sometimes a heart
Is left in suspension
With no one
Worthy of mention
To give it individual purpose
To give it life
Like a close ally
A comrade or wife
Sometimes a heart
Has been so taxed
It yearns for … Read the rest
Are we there yet?
No, not yet
Bet we are somewhere
Though not where
We aim to get
And where is that?
It’s a place where
We won’t be preyed on
Anymore
Lie on anymore
Where we’ll receive
An even … Read the rest
MEMORIALIZING A NEO-NAZI: THE COMMEMORATION OF CHARLIE KIRK (2025) By Kevin "Rashid" Johnson For weeks now, the mainstream U.S. media has been awash with coverage and accolades about Charlie Kirk, a racist ultra-right young fascist who was shot to death… Read the rest