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Piece of Meat or Piece of Mind.
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| Article Type: | Poem |
| Author: | Kujichagulia, Phavia |
| Pub Date: | 12/01/2010 |
| Publication: | Name: Journal of Pan African Studies Publisher: Journal of Pan African Studies Audience: Academic Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Social sciences Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2010 Journal of Pan African Studies ISSN: 0888-6601 |
| Issue: | Date: Dec, 2010 Source Volume: 4 Source Issue: 2 |
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| Accession Number: | 306754406 |
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Phavia Kujichagulia is an author, educator and Griot (musician/oral
historian). From 1990 to 1999, she wrote for Jazz Now Magazine and was
Resident Literary Artist at San Quentin Prison. Phavia Kujichagulia has
been recognized as one of the Kings & Queens of Black Consciousness
along with Dr. Cornel West, Sonia Sanchez and Amiri Baraka. In 2002 she
was a member of the United States Delegation to the 2nd World Conference
Against Racism in Barbados. A former professor of African Civilizations
and Ethnomusicology, Ms. Kujichagulia currently writes for the
SFExaminer Online.Piece of Meat or Piece of Mind woman gives birth to life but racism and science want to abort her role trying to find another way for human kind to be born genetic rearing, no longer god fearing but ... no matter what they can't replace us got to have a uterus to reproduce life from eve to evil genesis of the world ... made maid a material girl programmed to buy programmed to die searching for some superficial pie in the sky the hype of insecurity and low self-esteem it's all psychosomatic ... we think we got to have it it's all psychosomatic ... we think we got to have it face lifts and collagen lips nose jobs ... boob jobs ... cosmetic facade misinformation ... dermabrasion ... hot bikini wax colored contacts ... false lashes and nails ... self-hate for sale tummy tucks ... they all charge big bucks and detrimental to our spiritual potential the fashion industry barbie mentality promotes youth to deny the wisdom of age inside the beauty of truth so don't submit don't submit to the myth of bimbo charms cause it hurts and harms our mothers ... daughters ... sistahs ... and others don't feel inadequate we ain't having it love and respect yourself don't be a piece of meat seek peace of mind don't be betrayed and blinded by false desires love and respect yourself don't be a piece of meat seek peace of mind |
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