A Collection of Poetry about Living While Black Part 1: Bottled Water for Sale, Jogging in a Pandemic, Birds and...
- ISBN-10
- 1630214299
- ISBN-13
- 9781630214296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-05-29
- Author
- Kristy Thomas
Description
History tends to go through cycles, repeating itself over and over again. Throughout American history African Americans have experienced continuous cycles of oppression. In recent history there have been many discouraging stories of the treatment of African American people: men, women and children. This collection puts three true tragic stories into a poetic presentation. The hope is to raise awareness of the mistreatment and unjust situations that African American people experience on a daily basis. Not all stories make the news, but these did. These are three of the stories that we are not allowed to forget. These are the stories that will become a part of our history, that just goes to remind us how we are still not created or treated equal. A child selling water, a man jogging in his neighborhood and a parent that has to explain the new birds and bees that only apply to African American people. All sad American realities. *This collection can be performed by a male or female, but the performer must be African American.
