Dribble, dribble, pass, shoot.
Passing the ball is an art, laying up the shot
in, on and off the court
of public opinion and more.
No matter the cost just take the shot and score.
Passing dark skin is forbidden,
discouraged and shamefully hidden.
White privilege need not even ask
to take an unearned pass,
without question and no need to even ask.
The white right to pass is supreme
in the legislature of Tennessee.
Black men readily removed without compunction
by white men bent on their colleagues’ destruction.
Black men dared to act as their equal
in their advocacy on behalf of the people.
White legislators creating a sequel
to enslavement, Jim Crow and voter suppression.
They saw no need for quiet discretion.
They simply gave the white woman a pass,
one for which she did not ask.
Their message was clear.
Republicans cheer,
“This is how we show Black men their place.”
Confident supremacy with no sense of disgrace.
annarino writes 