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June 3, 2023

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Listen Children by Lucille Clifton

by Meserette Kentake0

listen children

keep this in the place
you have for keeping
always
keep it all ways

we have never hated black

listen
we have been ashamed
hopeless tired mad
but always
all ways
we loved us

we have always loved each other
children all ways

pass it on

Picture credit: Friday Night Hair by Arthello Beck

 
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Meserette Kentake is the founder of Kentake Page. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and currently resides in London. Kentake holds a BSc degree in Counselling Psychology, but her passion has always been Afrikan/Black history. Her special "love" interest is the Maafa/Atlantic slavery. Kentake spends her free time reading, researching, and writing up the posts on the site. Contact her at meserette@kentakepage.com

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