Poetry

They call us savages They say we are only here to work Make babies and do what we are told Don’t speak Don’t have an opinion Work harder Work harder Worker harder! WH-TCH! In my mind I am working harder I’m tired I’m Tired I’M TIRED! WH-TCH! My opinion even inside my own brain Doesn’t matter! Keeping working Keeping working KEEP WORKING! Maybe if...

Being black means being part of a stronger community that is outside of myself Being black means power on all fronts Being black means watching your surroundings closely especially in public Being Black means my dark skin is beautiful Being Black means not just jumping over hurdles but...

People think that they can just come up to us and Touch our hair because it’s different Black peoples hair is important It let us out of slavery It created a bond between mother and daughter Barber and black men unite Made us a stronger people Wig, braids, cornrows, natural, straightened Hair...

Help! Can anyone hear me!? Is anyone there? Why do I feel so alone in a crowded room?  Someone pull me out of this feeling,  I’m tired; I’m tired of my head spinning; my heart, beating too fast; the love that used to be is now a vacant spot in my chest.  Can’t...

Snow Snow White White out Out spoken  Spoken word Word program  Program selection  Selection order Order up Upswell  Sell products Product intelligence  Intelligence  See I connected weather, to Disney, poetry to Microsoft, economics to overall knowledge. If I can connect strange things then you can connect yourself in a different way. Reach out to people that you...

The new year is upon us, and it could be called the yearly reset.Striving for those goals that never get done,chasing after the love that was never there to begin with,running after the healthy lifestyle that you know will be a struggle, again, this...

Do dogs actually smile? What is the best way to confront someone?  Have you thanked the earth today? What’s love actually got to do with it?  Can the earth be saved from climate change?  Do you know where your food comes? Why am I so stressed out? Can I really make...

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or what ever you celebrate; bring joy and happiness, peace, and grace in all you do. These times are tough on people and many can be so caught up in what they need to buy that their friends. Look into the window of...

We, younger people are trying to fix your mistakes yet you disregard us, cough in our faces and say "well sorry you are sick but there’s nothing I can do about it".  It worries us that our lives are being negatively affected and nobody...

The following article was submitted in partnership with the COM X program which gives students in Communications Studies the opportunity to work as an intern at The Baron. What are we all doing here? Really, what are we doing? I know the easy answer...