Posted by Brad Osborne on April 1, 2023 · 11 Comments
I have freedoms others will never know,
Simply because my skin is white…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 10, 2022 · 17 Comments
How is it the color of one’s skin,
Somehow defines what is held within…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 8, 2022 · 19 Comments
I have freedoms others will never know,
Simply because my skin is white…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 8, 2021 · 14 Comments
How is it the color of one’s skin,
Somehow defines what is held within…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 20, 2021 · 22 Comments
I have freedoms others will never know,
Simply because my skin is white…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 18, 2020 · 18 Comments
I am not color blind,
I recognize your race…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 12, 2020 · 8 Comments
An eye towards race, a judging view,
A binary concept of who should love…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 18, 2020 · 27 Comments
How is it the color of one’s skin,
Somehow defines what is held within…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 17, 2020 · 23 Comments
If I do not now rise with them,
I am as bad as all the rest…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 10, 2020 · 19 Comments
Dissent is a cornerstone of Democracy,
A right to express what you believe…
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