#NotAnotherHashtag: Poetry and Prose of Social Injustice A Black Mother's Pain Raising Two Bi-Racial Sons in America

By Stefanie S Poole

Not Another Hashtag was written with passion and the burning desire from the heart of a Black mother who is married to her White husband who are raising two Bi-Racial sons in rural Georgia. The talks are never ending in the home of this family with their six and nine year olds. "Why did they have to die?" "Will I die?" "My brother is lighter tha

• Language: English
• Publisher: Not Another Hashtag
• Release date: Aug 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9781087905129

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DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to:

My husband, Michael, who has always stood beside me with every dream and goal I ever had.

Mommy June and Aunt Joan who have been there for me from the beginning, I would not be here if it were not for their strength and prayers to make sure I was everything I could be and am today.

My sons, Matteo and Jameson, for whom every word in this book is written. Mommy and Daddy want your lives to be protected and not harmed by all the craziness in this world merely for the skin you were born in.

My handsome stepson and beautiful stepdaughters, I love you three and pray protection over you. Just remember God will always be with you.

My aunts, uncles, and cousins who have always been there for me. I just want to thank you. Some of your stories have become inspiration for many of these poems and prose.

My best friends who have had my back and supported me through thick and thin. I love you.

My guardian angels: Grandma, Granddad, and Uncle Tuffy, thank you for always looking down and protecting us.

Finally, all of the men and women who have lost their lives senselessly to gun violence due to racial disparity and social injustice. From Dr. Martin Luther King

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