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…Come out the shadows and get Reich with some brew…

Al SharptonEric Holderpoetry…Come out the shadows and get Reich with some brew…by Raymond Nat TurnerElbowing Bruce, Glen, Margaret, Marsha and Nellie out the way for Fly on the wall, I win! Now, the...

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B’more Ferguson than Commander-in-Chief, AG or CBC…

poetryby BAR Poet-inResidence Raymond Nat TurnerObama’s song to Baltimore:Hey-hey, ya-ya/ la-la, ha-ha… Freddie’s dead/that’s what I said…” B’more Ferguson than Commander-in-Chief, AG or CBC…by BAR...

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Broomstick by Boeing—she’s baaaaack!

poetryby BAR Poet-in-Residence Raymond Nat Turner“A little poison,” in her depleted uraniumThe Iron Lady’s baaaack—in titanium! Some vile, nightmarish, dream-like crack But, it’s no dream—she’s...

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Blessed…

Department of Warpoetryby Raymond Nat TurnerA poem to the purveyors of deathly cyclesBlessed…by Raymond Nat TurnerBlessed are the bomb makers Who build the bombs, sell the Bombs to friends who become...

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Baltimore Fries

After Fergusonpoetryby BAR poet in residence Nathaniel TurnerNo fries for Ferguson, no burgers For Baltimore—have it your way…Baltimore Friesby BAR poet in residence Nathaniel TurnerHad they just stood...

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Salvation, or let the churches say, A man…

poetryby Raymond Nat TurnerBAR's poet in residence examines the "hypnotizing, tranquilizing, narcotizing" antics of our preacher-in-chief, and the answers of those who will be neither fooled nor misled...

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My Wise Country Cousin on Blak Folk an de 8 yr Blues…

Obamaramapoetryby BAR's poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerWith the clock ticking down on Barack Obama's presidency, black America discovers it was a marriage of conveninece. And not ours.My Wise...

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I believe in the machine of state

poetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerBAR's poet in residence considers the deaths of black women, allegedly suicides in the US Army and in police custody.I believe in the machine of stateby...

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Mississippi Stuntmen

poetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerOur poet in residence reflects upon the unique and innovative skillsets deployed by those who allegedly take their own lives in police...

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August 144 hours

poetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond "Nat" TurnerOur poet recalls the living memory of the Watts LA uprising a half century ago this weekAugust 144 hoursby BAR poet in residence Raymond "Nat"...

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My Wise Country Cousin on Miss Hillree an de Matter ob Blak Lives

Hillary Clinton Presidential Candidacypoetryby BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat Turner“Blak Lifes Mattur, yeah, but dey’s unnecessary Blak Lifes Mattur, ‘til Friday de 20 ob JanuaryMy Wise Country...

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Cleveland Championship?

poetryby BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat TurnerBAR's poet in residence reminds us that Cleveland has been taking shots as well as making shots for a long time now...Cleveland Championship?by BAR...

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Weekly Mass Murders of a Warfare State

U.S. warsPolice repressionpoetryby BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat TurnerWhat is it about capitalist exploitation, cutthroat Competition, alienation, isolation of a Warfare State That drives men...

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My Wise Country Cousin on Da Man He Call ‘Rump’

Republican candidatespoetryby BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat TurnerRump playin’ “Great Wite Hope”, fo po lil’ wite men Trickin’ dey dum asses into thinkin’ dat he dey frien…‘Cause dey jus’ too...

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Whole Fools—White Foods?

white racismpoetryby BAR poet-in-residence Raymond Nat TurnerWith my appetite growing, while foraging for a reasonably-priced nosh—my black uniformed shadow, mirroring my movements, applied the kibosh!...

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Slutty Professor Strikes Again!

Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet WidgetObamarama.poetrySlutty Professor Strikes Again!by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerRonald Reagan...

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Rotten Orchards Givin’ Apples a Bad Name

Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet Widgetpoetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerRotten apples aren't unique, points out our poet, and...

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Rahmbo Must Go, says My Wise Country Cousin

Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet Widgetpoetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerWith Chicagoans in the street almost every day...

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Behind the Lead Curtain

Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet Widgetpoetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerI. The scent of sulfur, scandalous Skippy-Gate brew—...

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Can We Have A Talk With You?

Forward Print HTML Reddit ViadeoGoogle Plus OneLinkedin Share ButtonShare on FacebookTweet Widgetpoetryby BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat TurnerPrescient, pertinent and pointed questions to each...

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