Today, we bring you a poem that was awarded the best performance of the night from our last open mic. It’s from E Okobi. It’s an original poem she read at the memorial of her brother Chinedu Okobi who was killed by San Mateo Police in 2018.
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'Brown Skin Baby' by E. Okobi

Ben Trefny