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    I, Too, Am A Witness
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Jan 6
    • 1 min

    I, Too, Am A Witness

    no, we are not their “Negro” or their “Nigger” or their “Black” or their “Minority” or their “Person of Color” or whatever they think to...
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    Babylon America
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Babylon America

    Trumpian politrickster murders opponent in cartoon reality and with smug go sour Gosar straight face claims no violent intent him was...
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    hard truths
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    hard truths

    i know he meant well. he is a good neighbor. he cares and keeps a watchful eye. we live in a racially diverse neighborhood. we exist in...
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    MAGA Whiteness
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Jan 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    MAGA Whiteness

    "... Dem dogs make dem laws and dem dogs break dem laws." --The Ancestors white privilege is “Vanilla ISIS” reigning down MAGA whiteness...
    143 views0 comments
    Hypocrisy
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Hypocrisy

    King said he'd been to the mountain top....But what promise? What land?
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    At Cracker Barrel
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    At Cracker Barrel

    "... being segregated ... is their preferred norm."
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    Nostalgia
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Nostalgia

    "lost in lost causes"
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    Colorblind?
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Colorblind?

    "watching them watching me"
    66 views0 comments
    Pandemic
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • May 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    Pandemic

    Sitting in my car Outside grocery store Thinking about Being a tall dread locked black man Wearing bandana covering My face Thinking...
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    No
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Dec 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    No

    tv commercial declared, "We all have an immigrant story...." no.
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    Afreeka
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Nov 24, 2019
    • 1 min

    Afreeka

    I cry for my Africa
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    "Demo-Crazy"
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Oct 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    "Demo-Crazy"

    "the mindless flock and the fake negroes just keep drinking Trump Kool-Aid ..."
    55 views0 comments
    the real illegals
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Oct 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    the real illegals

    "the true American story ..."
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    1619 to 2019
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Aug 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    1619 to 2019

    In 1619, "20 odd Negroes" were traded at the Jamestown settlement for supplies. They were in the Americas against their will.
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    Ghana
    Mwatabu S Okantah
    • Aug 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    Ghana

    I wrote this poem in response to my first visit to Assin Manso. A location where captured Africans received their "last bath."
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