November 23, 2007 at 13:16:44

BOOK REVIEW: The Black Panther is an African Cat--Poems of Exploration and Testimony

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and just be sittin' on his butt

while comedians who look like us

perform like house-negro clowns

in stand-up routines

puttin' our sistahs down

makin' jokes out of slavery

mockin' our struggles of the here and now

….

do you think Omowale would have nothin' to say

about these slaves in their master's house

and these singers and rappers sellin' out

for jewelry, limos, and fame

collectin' the money

while dodgin' their share of the blame

for the chaos and earth

their lyrics have helped maintain"

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