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Using my 3rd eye

how do I justify

Intellect

knowledge of self

and self-respect

gets Brotha D'ee by

 

First up to bat

no attack

but doesn't it seem kinda swarmy

that our people know more about Steve Harvey

than MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY

born in Jamaica

'pon the bay of St. Ann's

came to America

with a comprehensive plan

BLACK NATIONALISM

to heal the schism

in black minds

debased by racism

black robes

while justice

brothers and sisters

chill with a glass of wine of Henny

I don't wanna rush this

Garvey's infulence

no one can deny

this brother inspired movements

from Rastafari

to the N.O.I. (Nation of Islam)

African fundamentals

pride and passion

the untensils

he used

to prove

black people needed to

get on the move

 

So check out the real in the words I wrote

MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY, JR I QUOTE:

"Our union must know no clime, boundary, or nationality..let us hold together under all climes in every country."

 

Medgar Wiley Evers

don't know about this brother

go to the Internet

you better

civil rights activist from

the state of Mississippi

Mr. Evers' public investigation into the murder of Emmett Till

left him vunerable to attack

N.A.A.C.P.

field secretary

died in misery

June 12, 1963 in front of his house

shot in the back

 

So check out the real in the words in wrote

MEDGAR WILEY EVERS, I QUOTE:

"Our only hope is to control the vote."

 

Next

El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz

otherwise known as

Malcolm X

Indicted

the racists in white America

for their crimes against the black

his books

deserve a look

The Autobiography of Malcolm X tops the stack

from a pimp

to a Muslim preacher

from being labeled a terrorist

to a teacher

He quoted extensively from the Holy Koran

was primarily responsible for the rise in poplularity

of the Nation of Islam

and who do you think spoke to Muhammad Ali

the only man to whom Ali would listen

minuets before Ali entered the boxing ring

and knocked out Sonny Liston

Malcolm understood that by transforming

civil rights to a human rights abuse

the world would see black men hanging

from a noose

February 21, 1965

in the crosshairs of a plot

Malcolm X shot

in the Audubon

his body rests in peace

his spirit is Islam

 

So check out the real in the words I wrote

EL-HAJJ MALIK EL-SHABAZZ, MALCOLM X I QUOTE:

"We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being, in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY."

 

Miss Devine Mya Angelou

"I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"

their sweet harmonies

are praising the memory

of Dr. Martin Luther King

what can I say

that has not been said

what can I write

that hasn't been read

simply

the most prominent Civil Rights leader of all time

clergyman, activist world renown

killed in his prime

at the tender age of 26

he lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott

let me rip

at age 28 he helped found the S.C.L.C. (Southern Christain Leadership Conference)

no brighter black light

the world would see

The March on Washington

in 1963

the "I Have A Dream" speech

one of the most eloquent in history

winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964

unbeknownst at the time

by 1968 Dr,King would be "Knockin on Heaven's Door"

April 4

1968

Martin Luther King Jr assassinated by the hate

that hate creates

 

So check out the real in the words I wrote

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR I QUOTE:

"Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land...and I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. MINE EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY OF THE COMING OF THE LORD."

(April 3rd, 1968. Dr. King's last speech the day before he was assasinated)

 

My Brothers and Sisters, look within yourself

and find beauty. Instill that beauty with pride and promise. Do not allow Black History to be a month of celebration but a lifetime commitment to black unity and self-respect.

peace and love..Inshallah

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