by Janae Kea, feature editor
The history of my people will be celebrated this month
Everything my brothers and sisters died for
All the adversity they had to confront
I remember them everyday
And the paths they set for me
I promise to never let them down
And always be the best I can be
To be black in this world
You must be brave
You must take pride in your culture
And never be afraid
We all know this world is cold
And very evil too
But like my mother once said
‘It’s up to you on what to do’
So I stand tall with my fist in the air
And I vow to continue to march on
Even if people stare
I think of those who lost their lives
I say their names loud
And with all my might
And remember how they marched for our freedom
They marched for our right
We cannot forget
The history of our people
And we cannot forget
We still have to fight to be seen equal
But come now, let’s celebrate
Let’s bathe in glory
All this black excellence
Let’s tell their stories
Let’s tell them what we invented
And everything we did
How proud we are
Of our beautiful black skin
Let’s not be proud for just today
Let’s be proud everyday in every way
And thank our brothers and sisters for leading the way
