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    THE MOVEMENT (MARCUS, MEDGAR, MALCOLM AND MARTIN)

    4m

    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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