I Am (A Tribute To Black America) Poem by Craig Mize

Who am I?
Am I the descendant of slaves, cotton pickers, & civil right activists
Am I the child of parents who white America use to call nigger
Am I just someone that can only dance, sing, & play sports
Or am I just like you?
Am I a great leader like Fredrick Douglas, Malcom X, & Dr. King
I also have dream. In my dream a man is not judge by color
So a man of color can finally become that CEO, VP, or even president
A long time coming that is what they said.
Jim Crow was the law or at least that is what the sheriff & mayor said
But this is a new day I'll be damned if my kind is lynched again
I am not a Black Panther, but I preach black power & damn the klan
A long time coming that is what they said.
Well the time is here, the time is now, & we aren't going no where.
In the words of the late & great James Brown
'Say it loud, I am black & I am proud'