When My Body Was a Clinched Fist

American Scapegoat is a hauntingly candid collection of poems that confronts America's troubled relationship with its own history. At its core lies a damning indictment of the fraudulent narrative that Black individuals are a threat to be protected against— an insidious myth deeply ingrained within the fabric of American society. Through a series of poignant verses, the book traces the journey of a young Black immigrant boy who survives the trials of his youth only to discover that the worl...