Author: C Hues

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Janelle

Written by C Hues

March 12, 2023

Give ‘em hell, Janelle! You never back down,
Walking with such balance; channeling Grace.
You showed us a world where black has renown. 
Your Afro-Futurism made us space.

You helped all the loners and each outcast, 
Because you proved being yourself is cool.
Embrace what makes you weird and make it last;
Fight oppression disguised as righteous rule.
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Sue

Written by C Hues

March 11, 2023

There once was a lawyer named Sue.
And she won each case; this is true.
But one client she had—
He made her real mad.
She hit him so hard he could sue.
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Patty

Written by C Hues

March 10, 2023

There once was a woman named Patty.
She worked as a chef and was chatty. 
One day she got fired,
Cooked meat that expired.
She never again made a patty.
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Celia

Written by C Hues

March 7, 2023

Every day, you endured.
The master raped you again
And again, with no regard
For you. You bore his children.	

You told his daughter—silence.
You tried to stop him—and then
They accused you of violence.
So they sentenced you to hang.

You did not have self-defense
Because you were a body.
They did put on a pretense—
That you ever had a chance.
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Claudette

Written by C Hues

March 6, 2023

Oh, they’ve made you a footnote!
Obscuring your name, Claudette.
But you are here, and not remote.
You did not give up your seat.

Oh, they said you were too young!
And—an unmarried mother.
But you stood up and went unsung.
Men’s faces on the movement.

Unjust that we deemed you wrong!
Cops made suggestive remarks;
Harassment on the ride along.
Yet still you stood tall and strong.