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J.’s Quotes

“There are gods
of fertility,
corn, childbirth,

& police
brutality--this last
is offered praise

& sacrifice
near weekly
& still cannot

be sated”
― Kevin Young, Brown: Poems

tags: african-americans, blacks, death, michael-brown, poem, poetry, police, police-brutality

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“a calm that would undo
most anyone who

thought noise worse
than its opposite”
― Kevin Young, Brown: Poems

tags: calm, noise, poem, poetry, silence

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“A finger
is a gun--
a wallet

is a gun, skin
a shiny pistol,
a demon, a barrel

already ready--
hands up
don't shoot--”
― Kevin Young, Brown: Poems

tags: african-americans, blacks, guns, michael-brown, poem, poetry, police-brutality

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“how often have i loved a thing because you loved it? including me”
― Danez Smith, Homie

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“Everybody wants to go to heaven
but nobody wants to die
to get there.”
― Kevin Young, Brown: Poems

tags: death, heaven, poem, poetry

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Zeitgang — 18 members — last activity Nov 20, 2020 06:22AM
The Daily Zeitgeist podcast community.

The Diverse Shelf — 249 members — last activity Aug 04, 2025 06:34PM
Because everyone deserves to have their story told. This focus of this group is diversity in media and giving a spotlight to underrepresented individ ...more

Anarchist & Radical Book Club — 2687 members — last activity Dec 18, 2025 01:03AM
This is a group to read and discuss anarchist practice and theory, by gathering a large body of anarchist literature, non-fiction, and theory, as well ...more

Great African Reads — 4158 members — last activity 23 hours, 42 min ago
Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominations and Book discussions. Buddy Reads Find someone to read along with!. Sh ...more

Little Black Cart — 185 members — last activity Sep 27, 2022 01:28PM
Our mission is the total transformation of society into one that is stateless and classless, a society of mutual aid, voluntary cooperation, and the l ...more

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