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Physically Free, Mentally Enslaved


Kidnapped, Shackled, & Abused For 300 plus years, hell was what our people went through They're were a few brave ones who refused to conform which paved the way for great leaders to continue this reform Progress was made, and legal issues were changed However, in 2013 the slave mentality uncounsiously remains and the hidden tactics that were used to break our people are still sadly in play Black men having children by multiple women and these same black women believing that they need to only be independent Division and judgement within our own race Black on black crimes seems to always be the case Comments like "She's cute to be a dark skin girl" or "light skin men are more attractive" always rubs me the wrong way because these ignorant opinions stems from the plantation days Blinded, Misled, and Confused We are no longer in chains or shackles but our minds must be renewed Our identities were stolen and misplaced with shame Strategically done to cause self-hatred and pain Do we really love ourselves? Are we mentally free? Can we come together as one people in unity?
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