We shall overcomeAnd will never succumbWe firmly believeWe shall overcomeOne day Injustice will not standPower concedes nothingWithout demandWe firmly believeWe’ll get to the Promised LandOne day Freedom is our common destinyWhen based on human dignityWe firmly believeWe’ll restore to humanityOne day Brotherhood and loveBlessings from aboveWe firmly believeThe world shall[Read More…]
Vowing to ban secret evidenceAnd to champion civil rightsHe earned their supportThey were under siegeAnd unsatisfied They voted for himAnd made a differenceIn an election that was razor-thinWhich the courtsHad almost nullified He asked for timeTo get the country togetherTo rally supportThat soon had multiplied They waited patientlyAnd as good[Read More…]
O’ America, the land of oppositesI have a questionWhich side are you on? The land of LincolnOr the land of LeeTo shackle slavesOr set them free O’ America, I have a questionWhich side are you on? The land of WilsonOr the land of NixonTo respect the law of nationsOr to[Read More…]
General George was a revolutionaryHe rose up against King GeorgeAnd his tyranny Thereafter, President George presidedOver another institution Part of a magnificent charterCalled the Constitution It promised a ruleOf the peopleBy the peopleAnd for the people It enshrined many freedomsOf religionOf assemblyAnd protest It guaranteed many rightsDue processIndividual dignityAnd dissent[Read More…]
Omar is a young dudeA black young dudeHe was a gangsterConvictedAnd sentenced to fifty years He did not killNor did he rapeHe was not a drug dealerBut he committed a crime on tapeAnd had a prior recordHe may have caused many fears Society is better offWe’re toldMillions of OmarsAre behind[Read More…]
Ever since she wasA little shy girl,People knew she wasA big shining pearl Listening to her father’s sermonsShe learned that faithIs not just a feelingOr compassion,But a callingAnd an action She believed true pastorsCan change the course of historyWhen they don’t waitFor people to come to the ministry Hers was[Read More…]
A university professorBrilliantCommittedHumbleBut a thornIn the eyes of an aggressorAnd a painIn the neck of an oppressor A popular teacherA prolific speakerA grand strategistA community activistAn effective leader But among leadersHe’s the giantNo one is more reliantHas a strong willThat’s admirably defiant A genuine intellectualOf others he’s most respectfulHis vision[Read More…]
To find a truth-teller among statesmenIs like trying to findA needle in a haystackImpossibleBut for every implausibilityThere is an exceptionThat proves the rule For those who advocateHuman RightsGlobal JusticeWorld PeaceHe is their spokesmanThe conscience of the universeAn elder statesmanA truth teller A thorn in the eyesOf those who espouseDomination and[Read More…]
Uhuru is SwahiliFor the Arabic HurriyyaHurriyya means Freedom Uhuru to my peopleFrom a life of desperationDenial of decent education Of real opportunity to breakFrom the vicious cycleOf corruptible povertyAnd official brutality Of forced addictionTo misery and affliction Of fecklessness and dopeIn search of illusiveDeceptive,False hope Disappointing leadershipThat’s lost its focusAnd[Read More…]
A tireless servantTo humanity,A fierce fighterFor just causes,For every injusticeOr a calamityHe’s at the forefrontAnd never pauses A committed activistFor social justice,Not in wordsBut in deedsAlleviating suffering is his motivation,A soldier for peaceThrough planting its seeds Stopping violence and ugly wars,Or the killing fieldsIn Latin America,The denial of rightsOf farm[Read More…]
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