1 full smile & 2 brown hands
1 cup of ten toes in the ground, for a rich, earthy stance
1 cup of morning coffee, 2 cups of afternoon water
Just to slick down, her throat, whenever she needs to speak louder
You’ll know when the cookies are done. You’ll taste how Sandra becomes the brown sugar. That palatable power
1 ¾ cups of all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon of baking soda
1 text at nightfall of “I love you mama”
A pinch of sea salt. Just to keep the cookies lethal. Just a pinch of sea salt on the tops of her afro, just to keep her crown-bronzed and regal
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon. Just to match the skin she’s in.
Don’t just say her name, sing her name, acting like her name is a mouthful
Like her name doesn’t possess communal energy like Bland hasn’t become a family jewel.
½ teaspoon of ground or finely crushed cloves
Welcome her to easter lunch, we all know souls don’t rest under their tombstones
Eat like she’s the black beans and tomatoes in your soup
Like she didn’t make your loaf of bread rise or bless a healing prayer over your summertime fruit
1 cup of nuts, such as pecans or walnuts, or blanched almonds
And when your feeling oversaturated indulge those healing apples, sweet melons, and yellow lemons
8 tablespoons (1 stick) of unsalted, softened, butter
You know those segregated grocery stores act as a trauma buffer
You know that staying in the car for refuge is called resisting arrest and getting out of the car too quick is considered assaulting a police officer
1 cup of Sandra brown sugar
1 Large egg at room temperature
1 date with the black woman’s lips will have you vacationing in her reservoir
1 teaspoon of rum extract or 2 tablespoons of dark rum
Acknowledging her life after death will sharpen the tune of your hum
So why not let Sandra Bland roll off the tip of your tongue?
1 to 2 tablespoons of milk or plain yogurt
3 to 4 tablespoons of Sandra Brown Sugar
Say Her Name. Sandra Bland
-Jhairstonwrites
Recipe Provided by: All Recipes.com