10 political spoken word poems that are centred on blackness

Acquelline.K. Wanjiru February 13, 2018

Afro-Latina by Elizabeth Acevedo

 

I know I come from stolen gold cocoa, from cocoa, from sugar cane, the children of slaves, and slaves masters; a beautifully tragic mixture- Elizabeth Acevedo.

 

In this poem, Afro-Dominican author and poet, Elizabeth Acevedo, touches on her identity as a Latin American with African ancestry.

Last Edited by:Ismail Akwei Updated: June 19, 2018

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