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life 2 min read 495 views Jul 11, 2018

Misnomer = Black Privilege

Being Black in America (no Privilege) some just can’t stand it

Change doesn’t happen until we force and demand it

Those with money and power are too heavy handed

When black folks get fed up (again and again - we freed you n..., er, Black people 150+ ago, what more do you want?) they just don’t understand it

The ghetto’s good enough and who gives a damn about the planet

Greed is good, I wish another Ni..., (er, black person) would

Demand another red cent, it won’t do any good

They just buy drugs and Jordans and hang out in the hood

With this ‘us’ versus ‘them’ mentality

Inequality and discrimination will long remain our reality

Why is the top public school in NYC (Stuyvesant High School) only 4% Black (and Hispanic - NYC kids at 70% black and brown)

Why to be successful our kids gotta play ball or rap?

Chris Rock said it best

Talking about his neighbor in jest

Same homes - one’s a movie star the other is just a dentist!

Better health, less stress, and generational wealth

Some ‘fight wokes’ got what I got and barely made it past 12th

Grade, in this day and age the America Dream

Is a nightmare for most, as we cry, die and scream

African Americans the soul, builders, and pariahs of these great United States

Are in an abusive relationship with a country that hates (us)...

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