Week 13

The poem "This" by Latorial Faison speaks about the unfair treatment of African American men and women in the world right now. Due to the color of our skin we our profiled and violated as human beings. Being shot, beaten, and bothered for being ourselves in our skin. For black people, it is always shoot first, then ask questions later. Being a black man in the world we live is a greater nightmare than anything else in this world.

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