The answer is always the same From Till to Tamir Rice You say that boys will be boys Til you learn the boy’s not white Then whether they stay or they run Whether they’re beaten or dead Soon afterwards your shoulders shrug As these words run through your head Why don’t they do as they’re told When we come out with phones and signs It’s bullets and...Learn More

Day after day we hear folks Say it’s not okay That is if they’re not afraid to Say it’s not okay Every time we use our voice We make ignoring it not a choice So it’s time to say that this is not okay If you do not see in color That is not okay It means you don’t see the other Ways you’re causing pain Any kind of colorblindness Leads to a multitude...Learn More

You chose a name that should mean free Founding your university Did you do that ironically Or do you not see what it is I see The students you now teach Have practiced what you only preach But you will tighten up the leash Your liberty has a different meaning Sure They’re free from sin If they don’t step out of the boxes you put them in Today that...Learn More

To serve and protect Means more than making arrests So why are there quotas Is this how it was When they dispensed law In the days of the Wild Wild West Too much of this trade More matches catching runaway slaves Prisons for profit Today don’t pick cotton But still demand bodies By the fistful by the day Aren’t you here to help Those who can't...Learn More

Please unclutch your pearls As you survey the damage and the mess And if this makes you hurt Think of all the pleas you ignored before this Don’t blame the fires of rage When your silence fanned the flames There’s no point in getting angry at the storm Cause a storm is here and then it’s gone Whether caused by climate change Or by injustice of...Learn More