Oct 27, 2019
To be a black boy at this moment in time is to have all your bones broken & still be expected to stand.
Akeem Olaj, “Black Boys, Die Easy”
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To be a black boy at this moment in time is to have all your bones broken & still be expected to stand.
Akeem Olaj, “Black Boys, Die Easy”
Akeem Olaj, "Black Boys, Die Easy". Watch the full performance of this incredible poem.
You were expected to be a black hole of silence in a galaxy of white noise.
FreeQuency & Akeem Olaj - "Keep On Token" (Southern Fried)
Thanks Token, just needed some extra melanin for this admissions brochure.
FROM THE VAULT! Akeem Olaj & FreeQuency - "Keep On Token" (Southern Fried)
Performing at the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam in Greensboro, NC. HELP SUPPORT BUTTON POETRY.
To grow up a black boy in America is to exist while others believe your blood will make the grass grow.
FROM THE VAULT! Akeem Olaj - "Black Boys, Die Easy" (Southern Fried)
Performing during finals at the 2016 Southern Fried Poetry Slam in Greensboro, NC. Help bring Button to you.
Don’t miss the full performance of "Keep on Token" by Akeem Olaj & FreeQuency.
You were expected to be a black hole of silence in a galaxy of white noise.
Akeem Olaj & FreeQuency - “Keep on Token” (Southern Fried)
When police officers profile, we break. When black people profile, we break.
Akeem Olaj - “Black Boys, Die Easy” (Southern Fried)