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Afro-american prisoner in cell looking at jail guard with baton, harassment

What if I Was Born White?

07/14/2026
I wonder if I was born to white parents would my daddy have loved me...
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Letter to Momma

07/14/2026
My Dear Mother, Letter to Momma I know for me you had so many plans,...
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African American prisoner in orange uniform leans on jail cell bars and looks around. Guilty gangster serves imprisonment term in correctional facility. Gloomy inmate in detention center.

Every Sinner Has a Future!

07/14/2026
Since I gasped for that first breath, I was charged, tried and immediately convicted and...
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African American prisoner in orange uniform sits on the bed behind bars, reads Bible in prison cell. Criminal serves imprisonment term for crime in jail. Detention center or correctional facility.

I’m Not Your Nigga

07/14/2026
Listen my brother, let me take your mind back in our history to what seems...
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African American inmates in detention center or correctional facility. Depressed man in orange uniform sits on prison bed and looks at barred window. Prisoners serve imprisonment term in jail cell.

My Life Has Been an Oasis

07/14/2026
My life has been an oasis of fame and glory that although internalized, externally didn't...
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Depressed male prisoner holds drawings of child and looks at window sitting on bed in jail cell. Illegally convicted man serves imprisonment term in prison. Detention center or correctional facility.

Does It Really Taste That Sweet?

07/14/2026
She would not pick up the phone no matter how many times I let it...
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