Black Music, Politics, and Word Bombs - Taylor, Orlando
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IA+Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the planet, it feels like the veil between reality and what one's mind wants to process began to deteriorate quickly. Even for me, it felt unbelievable, like a valve had been opened to release decades of pressure. But would it be enough to move the country and the world to a better place socio-politically? The world's lowest levels of people began to see politicians, oligarchs, and celebrities of all types in a more honest light. Independent online information sources and social media became lightning rods for challenging the accuracy of news outlets and…mehr

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IA+Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the planet, it feels like the veil between reality and what one's mind wants to process began to deteriorate quickly. Even for me, it felt unbelievable, like a valve had been opened to release decades of pressure. But would it be enough to move the country and the world to a better place socio-politically? The world's lowest levels of people began to see politicians, oligarchs, and celebrities of all types in a more honest light. Independent online information sources and social media became lightning rods for challenging the accuracy of news outlets and pundits, despite corporations operating to the contrary. It is powerful and important, and I wanted to be a part of this. The death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in real-time, left a loud silence concerning life in the United States for people who are descendants of enslaved Africans. The knee on the neck of the black community is real and powerful, like a bomb going off in the middle of our best dream. In the words I use to address my feelings and thoughts, I am not proposing any particular solutions to these controversial issues. However, I have learned that saying nothing nor doing anything has ever been a part of a plan for a better society. Reading the poems may be difficult because it renders images of things we don't like to think about. Still, I hope they add to the clarity of your own emotions and desires about these topics. A period to your complex thoughts and experiences. So many individuals and organizations are doing great work to address all kinds of issues that permeate the black community. However, I wanted to add my screams of passion and quips about what it all means to me and what I think it means to us. I hope the next four score-plus pages will rock you, awaken you, confirm you, console you and affirm what you feel is real.
Autorenporträt
Orlando Taylor was born in St. Louis, MO. He spent 11 years volunteering for St. Paul Saturdays Manhood and Leadership Development Program, helping African American males navigate life and go on to college (www.stpaulsaturdays.com). Growing up, he was fascinated with writing, science, and reading, and this interest led to some early exposure to reading comic books, poetry, and literature. Later, Orlando developed a passion for ideas that could be transformed into scripts for TV and film. In My Scars Are My Birthmark, Orlando explores the issues one might face in life and those familiar to the African American community. These are the love; relationships with himself, the community, and the world itself. To fight to have a life of meaning in a country that wants to erase you. He writes in the hopes of sharing with his readers the black experience of black people and especially black men. He has been featured in several anthologies of poetry prior. He can also be reached on the website www.kuumbaconcepts.com or on IG @olaorun_kingOp-Ed: https: //www.blackstarnews.com/health/living/why-black-men-in-the-usa-need-healing.htmlhttps: //aframnews.com/let-the-black-women-lead