Freckles And Brown Eyes I thought about my mother today I reflected on the beautiful freckles on her face And realized that they were not an African trait Probably a remnant from ancestral rape Maybe...

  They Tell Me They tell me that since I’ve haven’t had sex since I was sixteen That I don’t know anything about Love But none of them are happily married Or in a loving relationship Nor...

Manhood   By Demond A. Jackson   It’s hard being a man…, a man who says what he means and means what he says, one who refuses to compromise his integrity for personal or financial...

A few week’s ago in Texas an art expose was put on. The art display featured pictures or illustrations of the prophet Muhammad. As this event was underway tow armed men attempted to ambush the gathering....

For decades there has been a silent war being waged against poor & disenfranchised in America and the war is called Mass incarceration. Before the war on drugs and after the same war. The population...

The New Jim Crow I know what its like To wear the Scarlet letter “S” And to be branded By four letters on my chest L(Leper) I(Institutionalized) F(Felon) E for everywhere I go I know what its...

$The Value Of Adversity$ They tell me to be real As if I should not expect to be great Pain I no longer feel I can smile in the face of hate You tell me to be realistic That some mountains are not meant...

Love and Support By Charles Pullen I think people often under estimate the power of “Love and Support” I know I did. I’m maybe young, but my time behind these walls have taught me a whole...

Conscientious Objector Today I object With the force of all my conscience And consciousness On the second Sunday This month of May Because I love my mother everyday In each and every way Thirty-one years...

By Demond A. Jackson The universe has a way of sending us the knowledge and understanding we need at the right time and the right place. Today one of my comrades stopped me asking me if I had read the...