Tag Archives: america

They, Too

Posted on 2022/07/04 by Bartholomew Barker

They, Tooafter I, Too by Langston Hughes They, too, sing America. Our brothers with slightly darker skin,who built the table, and all our sisters,who cook our suppers, they deserve their placebeside us and not to be confined to the kitchenor … Continue reading →

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America Lost

Posted on 2017/12/05 by Bartholomew Barker

Like a chicken with its head cut off, we keep running around like it matters. It’s time to lie down, close the casket, try not to pinch our fingers. Regardless of which corporations made the axe or which politicians wielded … Continue reading →

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