Kimberly Larocca

The Black Experience Kimberly Larocca

To live in the United States of America in the 21st century, you could be forgiven for believing that it holds the standard that the rest of the world is so desperate to follow, the shining beacon of freedom that welcomes all and the place where anyone can become anything. But beneath this crumbling façade lies the truth of the matter and it is disturbing, with a deep-seated racial undertone that constantly drags it down into the mire and where people of color and the 'wrong' ethnicity are still seen as lesser mortals. This book of poetry was written as a way of explaining how a black person in the USA feels about their country today, in this very moment - the country that forced their ancestors to its shores in waves and which saw them as little more than beasts to be worked in fields. It explores not only this way that people used to think, but also how they think today and why that thinking isn't so far removed from the days of slavery that have left an indelible stain upon a nation, where everyone is most certainly not equal. Filled with eloquent passages and knack for putting a feeling into words we can all understand, this a book that is as relevant today as it would have been 100 years ago and will still be in 100 years from now.