J. Cohen

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J.’s Quotes

“A quiet

snowglobe of pain
I want to shake.
While the flakes fall

like ash we race
the train to reach the place
Emmett Till last

whistled or smiled
or did nothing.”
― Kevin Young, Brown: Poems

tags: african-americans, blacks, death, emmett-till, mississippi, poem, poetry, racism

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“Sixth grade
you didn't survive

just endured.”
― Kevin Young, Brown: Poems

tags: childhood, children, endurance, kids, school, sixth-grade, survival

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“The apocalypse sounds
like this--
black men breaking in

to steal back the thing
once stole
from them.”
― Kevin Young, Brown: Poems

tags: african-americans, blacks, poem, poetry

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“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 shack made of ribs.
A house made of out.

A car made of rust.
A smile made of doubt.”
― Kevin Young, Brown: Poems

tags: doubt, poem, poetry, words

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

The Diverse Shelf — 250 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 — 2781 members — last activity Oct 27, 2026 09:36AM
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 — 4284 members — last activity Oct 29, 2026 01:23AM
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 — 183 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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