English

For English I wrote two poems. The poem on the left is in the perspective of an African American woman trying to sit at a "Whites only" counter.  The poem on the right is in the perspective of a White man trying to move the woman away from the counter.  

SPIT

Spit
 I feel it on my face
It's warm
Full of hatred 
Hatred for me
My race
My identity 
It's unbearable 
I have to get through this
They call me nigger
Worthless
Waste of space
I trained for this
I want this
It's the only way
I want rights 
I need my rights 
Why can't they see
Why can't they understand 
I'm just human
Just like them
A person
Pain
But
No
I love,
Feel
I don't deserve this
I should sit where I want
Eat where I want 
Love who I want
Get a education
To them...
 I'm just like
But...
Spit
Spit
That's what I do to her face
I hate those things
They're not people 
They don't deserve to breathe
She doesn't deserve to be here
They don't even have a brain 
That nigger can go with her own kind 
She's just like dirt
They say the wants "rights" 
They're not even human 
They don't need anything
I'm gonna treat her like I treat 
Eat where I eat
Sit where I sit
Vote for people?
Ha
She's worthless
Unwanted
Spit

History

My History part of my project is a short essay about the Civil Rights movement. To get to the essay just click the button below that "ESSAY"

Getting out of the Darkness (Art)

My art piece is about the African American women, and men getting out of the darkness. At the bottom you can see the people that are trying to break free from the darkness. They're trying to get to the light, but they have been stuck in the darkness for so long that their perception of the outside world, the "light" is blurry. Not having any idea of what's up there when they get out, the only thing they do know that's up there is church. Getting to the church isn't a easy journey; walking along the path that leads to their goal is long, and tiresome.