A young Black Male

      In today's society a young black male is considered a nobody


      they say we wont make it in this world we are just a minority.


    In this world people say young black male will never be successful


    we don't deserve a second chance we should be put on death row.


     We cant get an interrogated prom keep it a  segregated prom 


      because in this world white boys, and black girls white girls and black men dancing together is wrong.


  People say a young black male belongs in jail, and all black men are on that path that lead to hell.


  A black man man in todays world is portrayed as a thug always looking for weed to sell.


    If people would look around they would see that all black men are not the same


    In today's society they call us this name and that name all kinds of derogatory names


    today they kill us because we got a hood on walking in the rain


    don't even have a gun just skittles and Arizona Ice-Tea


    but in today's world i am considered a menace to society


    if we was raised in the hood,ghetto,projects,even a nice community


   they say we belong on the streets.


   In today's society we have black men that are Doctors.


   In today's society we have black men that are lawyers


   In today's world we have black men that are police officers.


    We have black males in this society that are leaders.


     We have black males in this world that are teachers.


       We have young black males that are preachers.


        In todays world they pick out the bad things that's happening


         a young black male in todays world some don't consider them a human being.


          They make photos of President Barack Obama that depict him as a monkey.


            They say black males are dumb and we need to back where we came from


             but in today's society a young black male will not go away we are standing strong


              still fighting to this day to make a change so that people will see that all black men are not the same.


  


 


 

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across0309

Where I come from all people are equal and we are judged based on our actions and personality. Is it not like that everywhere?

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