Hip-Hop History by Damini Awoyiga
Rappers and poets Cut from the same slab of concrete The one with graffiti art and history on it Spitting rhymes and verses Crossing...
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daminicreatives
- Feb 19
- 1 min
The Heart of A Revolution by Damini Awoyiga
The Heart of A Revolution: It is as if social justice was built into our bones. As young people, we have more power and ability than ever...
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daminicreatives
- Nov 9, 2023
- 2 min
Thriving Futures By Damini Awoyiga
Sang: Listen to the rivers Listen to the Oceans The breath through the trees That is the sound Of earths heart beating An Earth of greeny...
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daminicreatives
- Nov 9, 2023
- 2 min
Mirrors, Reflections and Representations By Damini Awoyiga
Our melaninated, brown skin Elevating defiantly despite the odds Despite the attempts to block and segregate spaces We thrive We survive...
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daminicreatives
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
CONJURE by Damini Awoyiga
You are Black Girl Magic Conjured up from within Your heart a glow of light That wiLL never be dimmed A core of fire that will never be...
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daminicreatives
- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min
Pearl and Fire by Damini Awoyiga
I, my ancestor's wildest dreams Pearl and fire I, daughter of strengthened soil Both tough and easy Both coarse and smooth Emi omo...
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daminicreatives
- May 22, 2022
- 1 min
FUTURE by Damini Awoyiga
You are Black excellence You are strength and soul You are the truth that ancestors spoke of The future of Black rising Black surviving...
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daminicreatives
- Apr 24, 2022
- 3 min
Rise Again by Damini Awoyiga
We have seen so much We have seen hardships and overcome Risen from pitch dark nights, Nights raging like never-ending wars That left the...
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daminicreatives
- Jan 16, 2022
- 1 min
Mayann Francis King Woman by Damini Awoyiga
Grew up in the Whitney pier Born of Cuban roots Little black girl didn't know where this world would take her Foretold future with...
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daminicreatives
- Jan 16, 2022
- 1 min
Amazing Black Atlantic Canadians By Damini Awoyiga
From their sweat and blood, we rose Delmore Buddy Daye From their agony and strife we learned David George In their thoughts and poetry,...
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daminicreatives
- Jan 16, 2022
- 1 min
Earth Day by Damini Awoyiga
Earth you have grown…so much Like a baby in its mother’s eyes… You have... thrived... You went through life, death Deconstruction a bit...
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daminicreatives
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Together We Stand by Damini Awoyiga
We are the descendants of Jamaican Maroons, Black Loyalists, Black refugees, African Immigrants from the diaspora Overflowing...
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daminicreatives
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
The Third Pandemic by Damini Awoyiga
You arrived, March 2020 Reeking of fear, death, panic, and bleach You arrived with mandated Masks Covering every face Covering our...
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daminicreatives
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Coronavirus Why by Damini Awoyiga
coronavirus I ask why Why are you here ? Why are you making people fear ? Why did you come at this time of year? 2020 was supposed to be...
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daminicreatives
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Freedom by Damini Awoyiga
Our ancestors Stolen from the homeland From the coasts of West Africa From Nigeria, From Ghana, From Senegal, From Gambia, From Congo...
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daminicreatives
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Books; The Passage to Fantasy Worlds by Damini Awoyiga
books the passage to fantasy worlds the place to learn vocabulary and words the world of writing, the world of learning, The places to...
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daminicreatives
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Our Crowns by Damini Awoyiga
Our gravity-defying hair Our hair riots and rebels against the things that try to tame us that try to shame us our hair sustains us Gives...
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daminicreatives
- Aug 23, 2020
- 3 min
Descendants of Eve by Damini Awoyiga
Us descendants of Eve Are not here to please We may be beautiful But… do not be deceived we are smart turning new pages, making new pages...
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daminicreatives
- Aug 23, 2020
- 2 min
Girl Child by Damini Awoyiga
Girl child, Elegant and strong Born with fire flowing in her veins Born with blueprints of life on her tongue Born with eyes sparkling...
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