there’s no art in hate
and no joy in ignorance
no racist haiku

we have to uproot
racism, sexism, &
homophobia

stand up to fascists
resisting all racisms
whenever they rear

sweet, gentle being
cops killed him nevertheless
Elijah McClain

racism is wrong
we must have racial justice
to thrive together

Dan Brook teaches in the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at San Jose State University.