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    Black Stoicism
    Black Stoicism
    Black Stoicism
    Ebook106 pages34 minutes

    Black Stoicism

    By Morris Junior

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    Black Stoicism is 65 poems and letters that explore the depths of black mental health, belief in a higher power, stimulant usage, reliance on family, and love. Emphasizes the mental, physical, and spiritual determination of black people. Details depression to hope, suicide to life, and hatred to self-love. The author leads the reader on a personal journey from depression to self-love and hopes the reader validates their experiences and feelings to persist on their pathway to self-love.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateFeb 3, 2020
    ISBN9781098302221
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      Black Stoicism - Morris Junior

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

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      Poetry and Letters

      Table of Contents

      Constitution (rev. 2020; I – III)

      Constitution (rev. 2020; IV – VI)

      Heaven

      God.

      First Love

      Creation

      Second Love

      Rage

      We See You

      BLM

      Self-Love

      Deep Breathe Please

      Silent Cry

      Rumination

      Love Self

      Sermon

      Mental Health

      Lifetimes in Denial

      Energy is Life

      Sunflower

      Rose

      Night Light

      Mother Flower

      Moonlight

      Oxygen

      Perfection

      Obsessions

      Casual Sex

      Addiction

      Unpredictable

      I Need You

      Being

      Nigga

      Church Nigga

      Hopeless

      Supporting a Black Person

      White People in America

      Mental Reconstruction

      Endurance

      The Mamba

      Warrior Mentality

      Big Cheese

      Homies

      Real Ones

      Elders

      Real Food

      120 Minutes of Comfort

      Powerful

      Checkmate

      Grateful

      Tell the World

      Birthday

      Light

      Saint’s Prayer

      Prey

      Be Proud

      One Lesson

      Preach

      Prideful

      Listen

      Love is Trying

      Sinner’s Prayer

      Home

      Black Boy Joy

      The Stoic

      Constitution (rev. 2020; I – III)

      Amendment I

      The African Diaspora populations are Protected Class Citizens, and all harm and/or crimes against a person of the African Diaspora will serve a minimum of 1 year in Federal Prison. Also, 6-month mandatory Social Justice Training that includes Pan-Africanism History instructed by someone from the African Diaspora to provide content and context on all crimes committed by every population in the world against people of the African Diaspora.

      Black people are to be protected, and we will teach what humanity chooses to ignore blatantly.

      Amendment II

      The right to claim Gender Expression is to the discretion of the Independent, even if an Independent does not claim to be identified as they present. It is unlawful to identify them based on personal opinion rather than how that person chose to be identified.

      Refer to a person as they wish to be referred, when in doubt, identify them by their name.

      Amendment III

      All Veterans will receive lifelong physical, mental, non/spiritual, and emotional care provided by the Veterans Health Administration. To reduce Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders and provide full acclimation into Civilian Life.

      Veterans are to be provided with lifelong free health care and benefits.

      Constitution (rev. 2020; IV – VI)

      Amendment IV

      All People are created equal, and all religious/spiritual people are to freely partake in their practices. As long as their impact and/or intent do not impede the freedom of another

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