Black History Month: Yama

This February we’ve been asking folks to share what Black History Month means to them, and how it relates to their family or their community. We'll be sharing the messages throughout the month. This poem comes from Yama in New York:

History Life's Greatness

Humanity is the storyBlack HistoryIs a mysteryMiseries threat to societyThe fear to white supremacyOne month to see meFrom baby taught culturallyBoats and SeasChains...brainsFlesh for gameResilient like fresh rainFrom Civil RightsTo Black on Black fightsThe cureTreatment the sameStating the N wordHistory a collection of timeA covered up crimeWaiting for life's next lineFor if you take poisonAnd promote it as lifeAnd someone diesIt's really deathThe lie looking at the truthAnd laughing hysterically

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