Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

The Campaign, (written in four parts – Part 2 of 4)
Kemet Mawakana
16 Apr 2008
🖨️ Print Article

7_foot_poet_upright_250wide

by Kemit Mawakana (aka “The Seven-Foot Poet”)

is a highly acclaimed spoken-word artist, and has published two books A . . . Z . . . Infinity and Crucifixion of My Soul. The collective body of his works presented weekly in BAR are in tribute to Listervelt Middleton, Dr. John Henrik Clarke, and “For The People”. Currently, he is a facilitator at AYA Educational Institute (www.ayaed.com) and can be reached at sevenfootpoet(at)gmail.com.
 
Click the link below to hear or to read Part 2 of
The Campaign


The Campaign, Part 2 of 4
Click the flash player below to hear this original work by the Seven Foot Poet
Click the flash player below to listen to or the mic to download an mp3 copy of this BA Radio commentary.

 

The Campaign

 

(written in four parts – Part 2 of 4)

 

The thing about three-card molly is

while you’re looking at the cards

trying to pick the Ace of Spades

you fail to see the person picking your pocket.

Such is the lasik proof forced near-sightedness

of the masses of Afrikans in America

watching pontificating focusing hoping

on Obama -- for us?

 

Stuck in a frosted fruit loop of sweet delusion

instead of noticing not a single scintilla

to support any belief that white America has changed.

Assimilationist ejaculate on microphones and T.V. screens

even practicing cultural surrender through fios

to bathe in hopes

of virtual President dreams.

 

Meanwhile white America’s collective nature

and interests remain unchanged.

Power relationships the same

an intact status quo

sovereignty for us -- not even hoped for.

Replaced with an unquestioned premise that

being United Stated President is or will be a good thing

like time spent at 3-card molly trying to achieve perceived winnings.

 

 

By Kemit Mawakana (aka The Seven-Foot Poet)

Peace (when appropriate) War (when necessary)

Copyright 2008.

 

 

Do you need and appreciate Black Agenda Report articles? Please click on the DONATE icon, and help us out, if you can.


More Stories


  • Gary Wilson
    Dow 50,000 — and workers selling blood
    18 Feb 2026
    The Dow Jones hit 50,000, yet 200,000 people a day are selling their blood plasma to survive. This contrast illustrates the accelerated transfer of wealth from the working class to the ruling class.
  • Arturo Dominguez
    The Racism Behind the Cuban Hardliner Stance
    18 Feb 2026
    Racism explains the disconnect between influential Cuban American voices and the majority population of Cuba.
  • Rosa Miriam Elizalde
    Cuba. Option Zero
    18 Feb 2026
    Fidel Castro warned of a scenario in which Cuba would have zero oil, zero imports, and zero outside assistance. That contingency plan is no longer theoretical. It's being implemented in real life by…
  • Julia Kassem
    ‘Israel’: The Glue That Pieces Together the Maxwell-Epstein Saga
    18 Feb 2026
    Julia Kassem argues the Maxwell–Epstein saga is best understood through the lens of Israeli intelligence networks, tracing a continuity of espionage, blackmail, and media influence from Robert…
  • BAR Radio Logo
    Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
    Black Agenda Radio February 13, 2026
    13 Feb 2026
    In this week’s segment, we discuss conditions in Libya, the forces behind the assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, and the struggle to regain sovereignty after the 2011 US/NATO destruction of that…
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us