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BLACK, SOPHISTICATED, STRONG, EDUCATED, PROUD, MOTIVATED
THESE ARE ALL OF THE ADJECTIVES SAYING
WE MADE IT
EVEN WITHIN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WE
NEVER MADE A STATEMENT MAKING OTHERS
NOT OUR COLOR THINKING WE COULDN'T MAKE IT
WE MEANING OUR BLACK ANCESTORS FOUGHT
IN SLAVERY, PROTEST FOR OUR RIGHTS
DIDNT BACK DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT
GETTING RIDICULED BY THE WHITES GETTING
SPRAYED AND MASED THEY WONDERED WHEN
LORD WILL THIS GO AWAY
TAKE AWAY THE PAIN, THE HATE, MISTAKING
OUR RACE FOR A MISTAKE
OUR BODY TOOK THE BEATINGS THE SLAIN
ALL OF THE VIOLENCE WE FACED CANT BE ERASED
FROM THE MINDS GRANDMOTHERS AND GRANDFATHERS
SEEN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
THEY GOT STORIES WE CAN NEVER COME UP
WITH TODAY
SEGREGATION EXISTING MAKING THOSE OF THE
PAST THE DEADLY YEARS THEY GOT TO RELIVE
WITH EACH DAY
THE SPRAYING OF WATER AT FULL SPEED FROM
THE WHITES STANDING AT THE SIDES WITH
THAT GIGGLING LAUGH
SAYING IN THEM DAYS THEY GOT A RIGHT
WHAT A RIGHT TO BE IGNORANT! TO HURT
AND BRUISE MY PEOPLE!
NO RIGHT SHOULD BE TO DO THAT
CRYING TEAR AFTER TEAR DROP TO FLOOR DONT KNOW
HOW PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACE CAN BE SO CRUEL
NOT VISUALIZING IN THE BLACK MAN
SHOES HOW HE FEEL INSIDE SEEING HIS
WIFE AND BABY GIRL GETTING STRIPPED OF THEIR
PRIDE THE LAST OF IT THEY LOCKED INSIDE
THINKING IT WAS SAFE FROM THE SIDELINE
GLAD MARTIN LUTHER KING STEPPED IN
THE NICK OF TIME
TO LET US MARCH WITH OUR FEET IN SUNSHINE
I THANK ALL MY ELDERS FOR BATTLING
FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS THE DISCRIMINATION,
THE RIGHT TO VOTE TO MAKE THE YOUNG
BLACK, HIGHLY, EDUCATED, BEAUTIFUL QUEEN PROTECTING
THE PEOPLE! MY PEOPLE! AGAINST BEING ANOTHER
STATISTIC ANOTHER NUMBER ON THE WORLD CHARTS
YOUNG BLACK MEN AND WOMEN YOUNG BOYZ
YOUNG GIRLZ
DISRESPECT THE WOMEN AND ELDERS IN YOUR FAMILY
AND REALIZE YOU ALSO DISRESPECTING YOURSELF
ALL I CAN DO NOW IS WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK
BECAUSE TIMES CHANGED
ALL WE CAN DO NOW IS REMAIN THE SAME AND PRAY
WE NEVER HAVE TO GO BACK AND PLAY
THAT OLD GAME
NOW GO USE YOUR BRAIN!
