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Still Black Still Blue

By Sugar Johnson ©

still wanna be cops

after the plunger story

still wanna wear that uniform

and be a CSC

citizen second class

still voting pro life

til the hooker has a kid for yo ass

still rockin’ that suit and PDA

when they treat their dogs

better than you

still getting funny looks

like you got pneumonia and the flu

still black

still blue

still trying hard to fit

still black

still blue

still spraying perfume

on shit

Between catching the uptown train to conduct “we luv the kids” writing workshops to dancing rumba on the lower eastside, Sugar Johnson flaunts his creative freedom in various mediums. The actor, vocalist, and educator have not only shared the stage with prolific artists such as The Last Poets, M-1 of Dead Prez, Jessica Care Moore, and Spike Lee, but he also labors to cultivate the forgotten souls of Rikers Island. Johnson made his film debut in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. The ASCAP member holds a B.A. in Mathematics from DePauw University and will release the poetry collection Food Clothes and Shelter on his imprint Home Grown Publishing, LLC in 2008.

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