By Seedy S. Fofanah
To be Black
Means to be proud of my color
From the East to the West
From the North to South
I preserve my color like other races
For the world was meant to be black
To be black
To be black is to be dignified
To be black is to be upright
To be black is to be holy
To be black is to be moderate
To be black is to be generous
To be black is to be decent
To be black is to be humane
To be black
Is to proclaim blackness and
Celebrate its innocence
O black Mother and Child
The World looks up to you
Wake up blacks and act fast
Mother Africa awaits your salvation.
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What a wonderful poem though. One should be proud of your own colour especially the black colour.
What an inspiring and thought-provoking poem!
Good job Seedy.
Frantz Fanon, Black Skins White Masks 1952:
“I propose nothing short of the liberation of the man of color from himself … To us the man who adores the negro is as sick as the man who abominates him … in the absolute, the black man is no more to be loved than the Czech, AND TRULY WHAT IS TO BE DONE IS TO SET MAN FREE”.