âFascism, by its very nature, must be
anti-rationale and anti-humane.â
âI.F. Stone
Not even semiautomatic âthoughts and prayersâ
Fired, as black boxes, and burned bodies of
Beloveds are fished from icy waters of the
Potomac ⌠And notification of next of kin trudges on âŚ
Strong embraces ⌠for bloodshot eyes?
Compassionate hugs leaning into shattered hearts?
Comforting words ⌠soothing souls in shock?
Humble head bowed in prayer with parents?
None of this. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zero. Bupkis.
From the reigning Champions of Cruelty. Nothing.
Nada. Zilch. Zero. Bupkis from moneyed men with
Empty, mustard seed-sized hatred-filled hearts âŚ
Nothing, except an absurd salad of words served
Piping hot on high fructose corn syrup talking points;
And fermented elephant excrement. Nothing, except
Leftovers from tattered menus mimicking ancient agendas âŚ
Evidence? Commonsense!
Had to be DEIâin the sky âŚ
Diversity, Equity, Inclusionâ
Oh, my!
Darkies flying Blackhawks in
Civilian sky!
Mustâve been the Blackhawk Helicopterâ
Or, was it an Apache? Dumb-assed Indians!
Wasnât colorblindâmerit-basedâ
Best and brightestâmost and whitest!
Mustâve been monkey-ass Soul Plane Snoop Dogg
Pilots flying civilian aircraft into military airspace?
Wasnât colorblindâmerit-basedâ
Best and brightestâmost and whitest!
Mustâve been woke, chicken wing Tuskegee
Airmen? Never could fly like white pilots!
Wasnât colorblindâmerit-basedâ
Best and brightestâmost and whitest!
Evidence? Commonsense!
Had to be DEIâin the sky âŚ
Diversity, Equity, Inclusionâ
Oh, my!
Darkies flying Blackhawks in
Civilian sky!
Mustâve been Mexican and Haitian pilotsâ
Eating the dogs instead of flying the plane?
Wasnât colorblindâmerit-basedâ
Best and brightestâmost and whitest!
Mustâve been transgender air traffic controllersâ
Switching off radar for Gay-dar?
Wasnât colorblindâmerit-basedâ
Best and brightestâmost and whitest!
Reagan knew! Wasnât colorblindâmerit-basedâ
Best and brightestâmost and whitest!
Fired lazy-assed DEI air traffic controllersâ
For the best and brightestâmost and whitest!
Mustâve been Black flight attendants filing their nails,
Instead of calmly telling passengers, âWeâre gonna die âŚâ
Wasnât colorblindâmerit-basedâ
Best and brightestâmost and whitest!
Evidence? Commonsense!
Had to be DEIâin the sky âŚ
Diversity, Equity, Inclusionâ
Oh, my!
Darkies flying Blackhawks in
Civilian sky!
Negroes blew up two very fine Boeing Max jets!
And blew the door off another over the Northwestâ
Mustâve been a Black flight attendant opening the door
In flight?
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Onyesonwu Chatoyer of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party and BAR Book Forum Editor Roberto Sirvent discuss how "We Can Save Ourselves."
This weekâs featured scholar is Ayodeji Ogunnaike. Ogunnaike is an assistant professor at Bowdoin College where he teaches interdisciplinary courses on Africa and the African Diaspora highlightingâŚ
The electoral system alone doesn't bring about change that benefits the people. People-centered political formations must be part of any political process.
The U.S. remains committed to its efforts at securing hegemonic control of the world, but as always there is resistance domestically and internationally. The Black Alliance for Peace explains in itsâŚ
