#afrobloomin

#historyheritageandhumanities Repost @scribesandvibes ・・・ I like 'em #afrobloomin with the #melaninpoppin... #FREEANGELA tee, #HANDSOFFASSATA button rockin'. -Stevie #blacklovematters #poem | Melanin Poppin' #abridged ・・・ #vibewise: As we turn back the pages, the headlines #read: #ANGELADAVIS ACQUITTED ON ALL CHARGES! That was June 5th, 1972, the day after our #freedomfighter was found not guilty of trumped-up murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy charges. If #artisactivism, I'm drawing attention to my #wcw to illustrate how people that look like US have always been the poster child for trumped-up charges. Writing this the day after #reading #DEPRESSIONINBLACKBOYS BEGINS EARLIER THAN YOU THINK, While up at 3:00 a.m. #battlingdepression, trying not to think, has been the hardest picture I've tried to paint as an artist. I mean, as I struggle to write this one, Just four days after watching #WHENTHEYSEEUS with my nephew; I can't help but question: WHY IS THE #BLACKMANWOMANANDCHILD A CONSTANT TARGET? How do you suppose we #HealTheBlackCommunity when #FLINTSTILLDOESNTHAVECLEANWATER, THE #PRISONINDUSTRIALCOMPLEX HAS BURIED US ALIVE, and #THEWARONDRUGS WAS WORSE THAN VIETNAM? How do you suppose we trust Lady Justice when her track record is reminiscent to a dope fiend's arms? But don't mind me, my mind state is WHEN WAS AMERICA GREAT? No, that was not rhetorical; Although metaphorical, #mypoemsarenotpoems, I really wanna know, I'll wait. If America was great, Would she bombard a woman's body and strip away #AWOMANSDECISION? If America was great, Would she cut school budgets and the guarantee occupancy of beds prison? When we gon' talk about the Secondary Traumatization of THE #WARONDRUGS or The Psychological Impact of Dead Presidents, Heroin, and Crack? O! Are we still supposed to act like it's not #CHEMICALWARFARE when #COINTELPRO, the FBI, CIA, and DEA flood Black Communities with heroin and crack? I mean, How long must ye wait for freedom to ring, when we can clearly see The Liberty Bell is cracked? -Stevie https://www.instagram.com/p/CPw7IlghcRr/?utm_medium=tumblr

I like 'em #afrobloomin with the #melaninpoppin... #FREEANGELA tee, #HANDSOFFASSATA button rockin'. -Stevie #revolutionaryvibes #poem | Melanin Poppin' #abridged https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_HvjIhp1L/?igshid=tdgb3q68ky2l

I like 'em #afrobloomin with the #melaninpoppin... #FREEANGELA tee, #HANDSOFFASSATA button rockin'. -Stevie #blacklovematters #poem | Melanin Poppin' #abridged ・・・ #vibewise: As we turn back the pages, the headlines #read: #ANGELADAVIS ACQUITTED ON ALL CHARGES! That was June 5th, 1972, the day after our #freedomfighter was found not guilty of trumped-up murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy charges. If #artisactivism, I'm drawing attention to my #wcw to illustrate how people that look US have always been the poster child for trumped-up charges. Writing this the day after #reading #DEPRESSIONINBLACKBOYS BEGINS EARLIER THAN YOU THINK, While up at 3:00 a.m. #battlingdepression, trying not to think, has been the hardest picture I've tried to paint as an artist. I mean, as I struggle to write this one, Just four days after watching #WHENTHEYSEEUS with my nephew; I can't help but question: WHY IS THE #BLACKMANWOMANANDCHILD A CONSTANT TARGET? How do you suppose we #HealTheBlackCommunity when #FLINTSTILLDOESNTHAVECLEANWATER, THE #PRISONINDUSTRIALCOMPLEX HAS BURIED US ALIVE, and #THEWARONDRUGS WAS WORSE THAN VIETNAM? How do you suppose we trust Lady Justice when her track record is reminiscent to a dope fiend's arms? But don't mind me, my mind state is WHEN WAS AMERICA GREAT? No, that was not rhetorical; Although metaphorical, #mypoemsarenotpoems, I really wanna know, I'll wait. If America was great, Would she bombard a woman's body and strip away #AWOMANSDECISION? If America was great, Would she cut school budgets and the guarantee occupancy of beds prison? When we gon' talk about the Secondary Traumatization of THE #WARONDRUGS or The Psychological Impact of Dead Presidents, Heroin, and Crack? O! Are we still supposed to act like it's not #CHEMICALWARFARE when #COINTELPRO, the FBI, CIA, and DEA flood Black Communities with heroin and crack? I mean, How long must ye wait for freedom to ring, when we can clearly see The Liberty Bell is cracked? -Stevie https://www.instagram.com/p/ByUv5d-B44W/?igshid=rzm16fmhy8jn

lovely as a #callalily... magnificent and beautiful, sophisticated and powerful; she bloomed mystically. sweeter than a #redlemon... radiant as a #yellowcallalily, iconic as an #afrobloomin', #sisterlocks, or #9ether versatility; the #blackwoman blooms a little brighter than most women. -Stevie #wcw / #nobedofroses #poem | #CallaLilies: #Invocation to the #Muse https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvh5tKUFQHH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=198eb6mgsycfi

I like ’em #afrobloomin’ with the #melaninpoppin’… #FREEANGELA tee, #HANDSOFFASSATA button rockin’. Never knew a #love like this but aint no stoppin’… When I meet her, we’ll reverse the Willie Lynch doctrine; the movement’s not an option. I need a ten with #Nefertiti’s #allure; #vegan or #omnivore, long as her heart is pure. I need a Coretta Scott, to invest in my #intellectual stock. I need a Betty Dean, to safeguard my #Deen. I need to convene with a #NubianQueen that won’t intervene; when I meet her, she’ll understand my #debttosociety… her #wisdom will hold my #interest, we’ll #invest in society. I’m looking for that #ebony #essence to #jet by the side of me... I need a Harriet Tubman with Lauryn Hill #writingskills; This time we'll #freethemind, #itstimetobuild. She could be fly as Ruby Dee, long as she’s fierce as Ruby Bridges when it’s time to build. -Stevie #blacklovematters #poem | Melanin Poppin’ revisited https://www.instagram.com/p/BvglWMilRqr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fs4jzaasv21h

#adifferentkindofvibe... 📚 #aMINDinbloom / #afrobloomin' 😍 ・・・ #bookvibes and other book-ish: #turnupabook #readingisthenewsexy #scribesandvibes #bookish #protectblacknerdhood https://www.instagram.com/p/BpKrWDMlCD4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=163v5g708eia0

#theonlymagicistillbelieveinislove... Ms. #threeninetyeightpointtwo, where are you? I frequent #bookstores and #libraries in search of you. Stop me before I fall down the rabbit hole of love. Gimme your love, gimme your love. Don't make me pull a rabbit out the hat, Let me get lost in the magic in your eyes. I got a thing for Black Girl hips and chocolate thighs. Like a dove from a top hat, You're such a beautiful surprise. I see you living life like it's golden with them diamond eyes. As the stars up above, your eyes shimmer of love. I’m talkin’ forehead kisses and tight hugs, White rose petals, cocoa butter back rubs. I was through with love then - abracadabra - you appeared: #afrobloomin’ with flowers in your hair, Hershey’s Kiss skin dipped in a tight sundress with the bookish eyewear. In my darkest hour, the warmth of your smile was like a breath of fresh air... On starry nights I wanna sit by the café terrace and adore the moonlight in your hair. I know why the songbird sings but why do birds suddenly appear? I’m cuckoo for the juju, the hoodoo is lulu… What are these strange emotions that I’m feeling? What is this love you speak of? Help me understand. Put your hand in my hand, lay your head on my chest, Listen to my heart neath the silent night’s air. Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me, I wanna be the sweet nothings in your ear; Like sleight of hand, I don't wanna know my hand from your hand, Let me put a ring on that finger right there. Why do I get butterflies whenever you are near? Why did Pablo write Twenty #LovePoems and a Song of Despair? Love is an antidepressant, I swear. In the shadows of my mind, you are always there; Please tell me what keeps you on my mind. Did you put a spell on me? Tell me you're #somethingmagical; That #blackgirlmagic got me losin’ my mind, This kind of  voodoo is hard to find. Could this be love? I want to #tasteofyourlips like wine... The magnetism of your ism got this #hopelessromantic hoping to turn two into one this time. I need to turn #thismagicmoment into #acoupleofforevers this time. -Stevie #ibelieveinmagic #poem | #TrustTheMagic: #blackmagic, #love, and other #charms