Lloyd Akin Palmer
Jamaica
Lloyd Akin Palmer
Jamaican native Lloyd Akin Palmer interrogates the politics of complexion in the black community.
BIOGRAPHY
“avenging spirit of the ancestors” A humble son of the garden parish of St. Ann, Lloyd Palmer bo... More >
Brownin Kulcha
It’s like mi in limboObserving the scenario,To seeBlack CleopatraTurn her selfInna poppy show,Trying to look likePinocchio.She bleach her melaninOutta har skinJust to become a browningCheck it!!!So that’s why a lot of girlsAre using bleaching cream,Copying theWhite images of the billboardMagazines, likewiseTV screenAn the way to get white beautyIs toBleach dem skinLike its dirty laundry.Some cannot affordDe bleaching creamSo dem useA tube of toothpasteLike the colour blackIs a cavity inna dem faceNow she look like a raceFrom outta spaceAll because isBrowning kulchaDem ah embraceBut recently I hear some peopleA chat wiDem sey di worst ting pon earthIs a black man wid moneySo dem design a planFi rob we wid cosmetic surgeryCause dem seh we come fromMonkey,So nuff blacks a deny dem ancestrySo dem a use bleaching creamTo boost dem self-esteemBut I would give the BlackmanAn adviceStop from tell wi woman sehShe black like pot‘Cause I had to admit the fact an’Speak the truthIt’s outta some a blackest potI eat some of the sweetest foodYou ought to know theBlacker the berryIs de sweeter the cherry,So black woman don’t changeYour complexionCause yours is special tanBur, recently I observeAn intrusion pon deBrowning communityRemember Ambi, NadinolaAnd Coco ButterWhich was used byThe feminine genderAh hear it is in short supplyJus’ because of some breddaCheck it!!!
