we are protesters pepper-sprayed with knees on our necks. Katy’s had this poem for a while, and when she sent it to me, I just had to pass it on to you. Knowing how He saved our lives, This isn't such a sacrifice, To humbly praise our precious Lord And give Him praise forevermore. on (one's)/its knees 1. You have heard us say we can’t breathe. Jeb might have scorned me for the manual labor job I offered him here 10 years ago, but he's been on his knees begging for it now that the economy has gone south. Baltimore Design School • Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women • Baltimore Polytechnic Institute • Baltimore School for the Arts • Bard High School Early College • Friendship Academy at Calverton • City Neighbors High School • Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School • The Midtown Academy • Southwest Baltimore Charter School. On Our Knees by Denise Collier. Everyone knows what goes around comes around. 111 likes. We were smarter than the underfunded schools you put us in, but you had your knee on our neck. it’s his neck. “Breonna Taylor” by Charlotte Malmin, Grade 12, Collaborative Art Piece by Quintaz Owens, Donnieka Jones, Charlene Morris, and Roosevelt Ferrell, Grade 11, Untitled Artwork by Bryce Gooden, Grade 12, “Self-Portrait” by Khaliah Deya, Grade 12, Self Portrait by Arise Washington, Grade 9. burn our neighborhoods down. It sticks out to me, and it points to the importance of using our voices, particularly for groups who have been systemically and physically at times silenced, whether it’s at a nationally televised debate, or whether it is with our pointed fingers, pushing buttons in a voting booth.” We want to hear from you! They don’t care about our lives, they only care about one thing, and that’s their profits. Rev. Casseroles, stews and soups were tucked in the freezer with care, Knowing that post-op me, soon would ravage in there. He collapsed, blood spraying from a wound in his neck, eyes opened wide. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox, Get our latest stories in the feed of your favorite networks. i wanna be ready/to put on my long white robe…. This is the wrong place to be. One of his juniors nodded, turned, and ran for the exit, just as the sergeant took two hits in the shoulder pad and lower back armor that knocked him to his knees. How would you feel if someone you loved was taken … In recognition of Juneteenth, Powell shares an exclusive excerpt from his new book When We Free The World. The knee is pressing its neck hard and it cannot breathe. His next will be a biography of Tupac Shakur. Ranked poetry on Knees, by famous & modern poets. it’s their knee on their neck. To me, this captures entirely what love is all about. it’s his knee. Kevin Powell is a poet, journalist, civil and human rights activist, and the author of 14 books. Brothers and sisters, we have to stop the madness one way or another. Because you’ve seen the knee on our necks. I wonder if they have the memories we do: sleepwake, working on our tans, ribbons of flesh twirling, long isabelline bus rides of dusk, necks of tulle, promises made on hands and knees, wet grass, actual heartache or actual love. Pulse Detected: Away with Knees on Our Neck. Years later they rip through our throats, knees on our necks, dressed in blue. Girls version: Butterface = But her face. It is extremely difficult for anybody to put their knee on your neck when you are standing tall with your head held high. I found this poem on Tumblr a long time ago and I have been haunted, since, by how beautiful it is. it’s their knee. a song/poem by the singer/actress, jenifer lewis, about the horrors of george floyd's murder and other black victims whose lives have been taken by the hands of police officers. In a weakened or desperate state; in a condition or state of decline or near ruin. “take your knee and privilege off my neck it's time for this entitlement and injustice to get checked all hands on deck see, nothing was perfect “She said it a couple times. This poem is an exclusive excerpt from Kevin Powell’s new book When We Free The World, published by Apple Books. POEM: Reflection. Copyright © 2021 Vibe Media, LLC. And there is only one group of people with the power to get their knees off our necks, and that is us. Because ever since 401 years ago, the reason we could never be who we wanted and dreamed to be is you kept your knee on our neck,” the Rev. All Rights reserved. Pulse Detected-Away with knees on our neck. By Amaya Burke, Grade 11 “I can’t breathe” “I cant breathe” His knees on his neck We all watch as his life slips away from him 8 mins of horror Another life to mourn Officers fired Okay but that’s not enough for us Still no charges They're protecting these murderers We’re tired of … I am not a hugely social person and I don't date a lot at all, possibly because I am so impatient and it is so hard to meet anyone organically these days that it kind of just makes me lose hope in the whole thing. Despite calls for help from Floyd and startled onlookers, the officer pressed his knee deeper onto his neck until he […] CHARM is committed to amplifying Black voices and experiences, and actively pursuing anti-racism in our organization and through our publications. Al Sharpton, founder and president of National Action Network, speaks at the Lincoln Memorial during the "Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks… And this is the way it goes. This is the best explanation I can give. The Rev. Not alone, but as workers, because no matter how they try to … black irish welsh french german polish italian, jewish puerto rican mexican greek russian, we are bicentennial and we are new millennial, we are essential and we are frontline Take your knee off my neck! I do so much and I'm called the neck I connect your body to your head that in its self should be enough said. It is … We could run corporations and not hustle in the street, but you had your knee on our neck. ~ it's our neck it's our knee it's our knee on our neck. If he is Black You wanna kill him slow In Minnesota On Africa Freedom Day May 25 Plant your knee In his neck. Most of the pieces in this collection have been featured in print volumes of CHARM since 2014. Get YOUR KNEE OFF Our NECKS. It is about being asphyxiated and yet we who brought this democracy with our … Al Sharpton speaks out at George Floyd memorial: 'Get your knee off our necks' - Duration: 31:24. GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS is our GLOBAL PLIGHT going forward, paving the way for a brighter future, safer planet for ALL! we are everyday people and we are people everyday, we are #metoo we are #metoo we are #metoo, we are bible torah koran atheist agnostic truer than true, we are rabbis and imams and preachers and yoruba priests, tap-dancing with buddhists and hindus and rastafarians, jump and jive and split the earth in half, like we got Judith Jamison’s crying solo in our eyes, every hello ain’t alone every good-bye ain’t gone, we are every tongue every nose every skin every color every face mask, we are every tattoo every piercing every drop of blood, we are straight queer trans non-gender conforming, big people little people in between people, we are protesters pepper-sprayed with knees on our necks, trail of tears and lynchings and holocausts. we are protesters pepper-sprayed with knees on our necks. We had creative skills, we could do whatever anybody else could do, but we couldn’t get your knee off our neck. I didn’t go by ship or plane, I traveled on my knees. O, a medley of skin trying to find an answer. I can’t kneel! Learn how to write a poem about Knees and share it! Photography by Kay Hickman…. Our democracy is choking. A person is sexy from neck to knees. Poems about Knees at the world's largest poetry site. In a position or manner of supplication or humble entreaty. they call us thugs. You can’t pretend you don’t know. (L-R) Siobhan Francis, Tasha Dougé and Amneris Alvarado with piece “This Land is OUR Land” aka Justice, Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon and Ghostface Killah’s Brotherly Battle Debuts New Verzuz-Triller Partnership, Revisit Tupac’s April 1995 Cover Story: ‘READY TO LIVE’. The first two poems featured were written in spring 2020 in response to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the protests that have followed around police brutality, white supremacy, and racism in our country. 6abc Philadelphia 1,578 views The knee is pressing its neck hard and it cannot breathe. "It's time for us to stand up in George's name and say, 'Get your knee off our necks!'" And that gives me hope. The reality is that we’ve received and published many, many poems addressing systemic racism, police brutality, and racial injustice, as well as poems that celebrate Black joy, identity, and liberation. PLANT A KNEE . If you plan on eating, I … 2. Al Sharpton’s phrase for the uprising of 2020. The “knee” has been there for a while. Smirk to the world In front of 2020 Google Earth Eyes wide open Our democracy is choking. I can’t breathe! Prayer Out of the question. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. we are protesters pepper-sprayed with knees on our necks… Yes, the anger is still there, but there is also hope.Maybe now when there is a job that I deserve, my name won’t … All hands on deck. There is a knee on our democracy’s neck. We come to God on bended knee, The only one we want to please, And bow down low before His throne To give all thanks to Him alone. The hospital overnight bag was The last thing he saw was the burst of fire from a nearby Corsair that took him down as well.” May it be so. Fury and anger between equals and peers – when there is a knee on our necks, an invasion of our homes, in the very taking of our lives – is an act of righteous resistance, an insurrection against power and privilege, and an invitation for all into solidarity. “Get your knee off our necks,” is the Rev. Mama told us a long time ago to walk tall and straight with your head up! 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