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J.L. Whitehead

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J. L. Whitehead has been writing professionally since 1989, initially beginning his career as a contributing freelance columnist for “PGN, Incorporated” located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After writing for the publication for a year, he published his first chap book of poetry entitled “Universal Words” while enjoying various speaking engagements and poetry exhibitions.

His works includes being a major contributing writer to a book of poetry and prose for African American men entitled “A Warm December” in 1989.
In 2002, he became a contributing writer and editor for an online magazine entitled “Never2Funky”.

He has been a journalist for a national web site entitled “The Examiner” as well as contributing to
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I am not your enemy

 

There was a time when Ithought that our country could get past all the hatred and fearmongering thathas enveloped us in its deadly grip.  Isay deadly because it unfortunately, has come to that.  Mass shootings are the norm, not theexception.  1 in 4 Jewish people havebeen the victims of hate crimes.  Youngblack men are still being executed by a police force that has taken an oath toprotect and se

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They needed to dehumanize us because if they didn’t recognize us as human, it would be easier to inflict pain on our bodies with impunity. They needed to take away any pride that we had.
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” “Yes. There are plantations in South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Texas.”
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They want to stay in power so bad that they’re willing to reinstitute a whole new racist society inside the society that already repress people of color?”
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“don’t go blaming yourself for your son’s mistakes. You can’t blame yourself for their mistakes any more than you can take credit for the right ones they make.”
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