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Crystal Belle
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Niggas are playing basketball
Standing tall in public stalls
Of exploitation
Led by NBA commissioners
Positions allow players
To point guard layers
Of paychecks
That scream:
Run nigger, run!"
Don't stand under the forward sun
'Cuz you'll get blacker
And blacker only means
You'll run up and down the court more.
Don't forget your athletic chores
Score at least 15 points per game
In order to claim the bodies...
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Woman on Fire
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Dedicated to my father Clifford A. Belle. May your soul rest in peace.
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“We are fated to love one another; we hardly exist outside our love, we are just animals without it, with a birth and a death and constant fear between. Our love has lifted us up , out of the dreadfulness of merely living. ”
― John Updike, Brazil: A Novel
― John Updike, Brazil: A Novel
“Those kids aren't dumb. But the people who run these schools want to make sure they don't get smart: they are really teaching the kids to be slaves.”
― James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk
― James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk
“Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.”
― James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk
― James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk
“There is a war that makes us adore our conquerors and despise ourselves.”
― Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
― Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
“A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.”
― Mao Tse-tung
― Mao Tse-tung
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........................................... Hi Crystal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your friendship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Memoirs of JR Holden is unique, in part, due to the humble nature of this star athlete. And the story he tells is one of hope, inspiration, faith, courage, and belief. JR tells this story without hiding or covering up any of his pit falls or short comings along the way. You will put this book down genuinely sensing the passion this young man lives life with. This is truly a great read for anyone who enjoys cheering for the underdog.
Give it a try !!
Melita
