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Alice Walker

Alice Walker

La Vaca
Look
into
her eyes
and know:
She does not think
of
herself
as
steak.

* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.

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The Tree of Life Has Fallen

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Remember

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Gray

I have a friend who is turning gray, not just her hair, and I do not know why this is so.
When You Thought Me Poor

When you thought me poor, my poverty was shaming. When blackness was unwelcome we found it best that I stay home.
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His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
To Change the World Enough

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I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
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