Are You Black?

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Blackness

Will someone please give

me the definition of

being black?

Will someone tell me

who is it that judges

this and what criteria

they use?

Is it what side of town

I live on?

Is it what school I

graduated from?

Is it how proper or improper

I speak?

Do I have to know how to

play basketball?

Do I have to know how to rhyme?

Does my church have to have

a screaming pastor that wears a

lot of jewelry?

Do my parents have to be divorced

or married?

Does my father have to be in prison?

What if one of my parents is white

and one is black?

Do I have to live in the ghetto

or the projects?

Do I have to know the difference

between the ghetto and the projects?

Uh, is there a difference?

Is it necessary that I own a veleour

jump suit for everyday or the week

or is one enough?

What if my genitalia doesn't reflect

sterotypes and myths?

What if I don't eat fried chicken?

What if I don't have high cholesterol

or diabetes?

Does it matter what kind of music I

listen to?

Does Lenny Kravitz count? He's black.



Is there any black/negro/Afro/African

American qualified to judged another?




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Pupe Amanaconda's picture

oh my gosh... thank you! Someone who finally understands why when people ask me if I'm black or white, I say "I'm human!" I'm mixed, but either way, I'm sick of it! I really wanna send this to some of my friends! thanx again! Your work is awesome!

Nigel Mugamu's picture

This is a very good question, who's black? Personally, most people who aren't white will usually be treated as black people...Lenny well he's a brother doing something else...I'm tired of being judged like that just coz I don't always fit the sterotype...urban gear,hip hop...why can't a brother just dig some jazz or something like that?I hear you tho and good read.

Netta Jack's picture

No, Lenny Kravitz does not count. He is not 'Black'. Just kidding. Very nice piece. Great work. Seriously, neither Lenny Kravitz nor Lisa Bonet count as Black. What was the definition again?

Cathrine Johnson's picture

Very nice.. and a hot topic for me..but I'll hold back on my nationality preaching.
“I’m lighter than the black crayon and darker than the white crayon. I’m the color of the sky, between dusk and dawn. I'm a half cup of coffee with an equal amount of cream. I’m chocolate & vanilla ice cream on a hot summer day. I’m the daughter of my mother and father, I say!" written by Mae West Johnson (my mother).