How can i articulate this story ?
So that my passion can be felt in this room like God’s glory,
On April 24th, 20 plus years ago,
My mother gave birth to a BLACK revolutionary,
It takes a village to raise a child they say,
But why is there a systematic issue evolving in every era?
Let me take a sip of my wata, Because its about to get raw,
BLACK are Intelligent,
BLACK are Powerful,
BLACK are Caring
BLACK are God-fearing
BLACK are innovators,
BLACK are revolutionaries,
BLACK are warriors,
BLACK are the Black Panther,
BLACK are descendants of KINGS and QUEENS,
Can’t you see that we are unique ?
This light skin vs Dark skin issue need to STOP!! Men, why can’t we love our Black Queens ?
Why is there a favoritism in a lighter complexion or a dark skin ?
Our complexion was created by God like a craft man building a watch from scratch,
Appreciate your complexion because it holds a story full of conviction,
Don’t feel insecure about your complexion,
Because you are special in God’s eyes, just like Jesus Resurrection,
We should strive for diversity,
Please love your dark skin and light skin dearly,
We are barely surviving on our own,
Becasue of the hate for ourselves,
Why are we killing our own kind ?
Are we blind ?
Nobody seems to care about these issues,
Unity=Strength,
Lets come together as one with a goal of self-determination,
Study the greats like Malcolm X and Tupac,
Look at what they have preach to us,
Are you listening to me ?
Because i’m about to go more deeper into it,
I’m tired of seeing the statistics of BLACKS being incarcerated,
The lack of diversity in the juror judicial system is bullshit,
They have no knowledge about our roots or where we come from,
Because of the stereotypes of BLACKS, they couldn’t careless about the facts,
Men, why are we raping our young girls,
You need to learn how to control your thirst,
By kneeling and praying to God first,
Why cant we date outside of our race ?
This era of dating have lots of space,
The heart wants what is wants,
Incest sex need to stop!!
Have you ever heard of Brenda’s Got A Baby by 2pac,
The story of Brenda getting rape by her cousin and she throw away her offspring in the litter,
It pains me to see the how low the world has gone to,
Police Brutality was one of the biggest trauma dealt towards the Black Panther,
Why are the crooked Police Officers killing us ?
Don’t you see we have enough,
Intimidation seems to be your side chick,
Along with your Gun being your side witch,
Lets remove those two things and see what you get,
Another worthless Bitch,
What power do you have?
Remember that the power lies within the people,
If they don’t respect you, they will cause some disruption in your life,
So you better protect your children and wife,
What you give out, you get back, that a fact,
We should have our head on our shoulder,
So that we don’t have to depend on welfare,
Just to make that clear,
Racism is still prevalent in the workforce,
It is a struggle being BLACK, but our ancestors has taught us how to persevere through the course,
We should love our Black nappy and mixed hair,
It is a evolution of our Black Kings and Queens,
What am i gonna leave for the next generation ?
To spark their brain to have a revolution against this stupid systematic situation,
I promise you that my seeds are gonna cause a rupture in this world,
Their voice alone will influence the people to have a diplomatic solution,
I am willing to lose my breath for what i believe in,
Are you willing to lose yours ?
Stand for something or die in the morning,
I have faith that these issue shall be long gone,
But the journey getting there will be like a Egyptian looking for a treasure in the Sahara desert,
Mr. Faith is keeping our dreams intact,
Angela Bassett still looks like a young lass,
That because BLACK don’t CRACK,
I am proud to be BLACK!!
The revolution will not be televised!!
Wakanda Forever!!
–Orane
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