A black man is readin

A black man is readin 

And a white woman is uncomfortable….

Hmmm, I wonder why…..

Why are you so uncomfortable, white woman?

You don’t like it when a black man gain more knowledge 

About himself….

You saw the title, didn’t you?

Breaking The Curse of Willie Lynch 

How about this?

You do know who Willie Lynch is, right?

You do know that guy, right?

Real or not,

He’s the abuser of black minds…

I’m sure he’s not the only one….

How about this?

You can respectfully mind your business….

You go holdin your purse a little too tight, ain’t you?

I mean 

Your blond hair sorta sticks up 

In fear, maybe in the back of your neck….

But you need to mind your business….

Let that man read in peace…

Why are you tryin to intimidate him?

He can’t educate himself…

Honey we’re not on plantation…

Are you goin to call the cops 

Cos he’s readin about himself….

And his own people….

Cos in case you didn’t know 

There are black people who are readin

More black history books….

Since your people, your system has erased 

A lot of our own melaninated selves….

It’s just a fact, you may hate it or not 

Though black people want to know 

Who they really are, where they came from 

How did their brains got so sick….

Your so called proud race took that choice 

Away….they took their human rights to learn 

Somethin and y’all are still doin it today….

Are you goin to act like a Karen in every bookshop 

And every library not to promote black history books 

By black scholars?  With one phone call?

Or an email? 

All cos you saw a black man sittin next to you 

On a train readin how to crack spells from mental 

Slavery…he wanted to learn how to protect his 

Blackness, how to love and respect his melanin unconditionally 

Without hesitation….there’s nothin wrong with 

Being an intelligent black person…..

However it’s all wrong to you, white woman….

In your racist mind, black people are supposed to be 

Entertainers and athletes….

This black man might not wanna play basketball….

He just wants to read and understand….

If you were his massa, you wouldn’t let him touch 

A book….

When you saw the name, 

Willie Lynch 

Do you know him?

Do you know how he made black people so docile?

With every whip, every hit, and every smack?

Even rape…

He wrote a guidebook for slaveowners to keep the 

Slaves in line….

He was cruel….

I think you do know 

Him, know the history 

And you know what he did…

You thought it was long time ago 

You thought those horrors were deep secrets 

Unfortunately 

It’s documented…

It’s in the book….

Are you goin to write an angry letter 

To that author who wrote the truth?

I mean there’s no comfort zone 

In the moment….

You can always look the other way, lady…

Or move to another seat….

You can’t tell a stranger not to read this book….

Again you ain’t a master….

✊🏿💯©️Kai C. 7-25-26