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I wrote the book because I believe in poetry..... I wrote it because when we're told of what Africans think or do or feel or how they live.... we hear it from a media source that's not always accurate.....when they hear how we feel, what we think of them, how much we care....it's from that same media source...... before I left this planet I wanted to create something that spoke to Africa from the African American point of view. & I also wanted to speak for some of my people there who'll never get to speak their peace about a subject near & dear to their hearts. These are some of the things I want my brothers & sisters there to know. These are Letters to the Motherland--