April Is National Poetry Month!
She's a Poet, an Activist, and Scholar! A recipient of numerous
awards. Authored over 16 books including The American Book Award
winner "Homegirls and Handgrenades." Her poems were featured in the Major Motion Picture "Love Jones." Former
Black Panther...
SONIA SANCHEZ
IT'S A NEW DAY
We gon be
outa sight black/men
gon be part/
panther
gon be all Minister Farrakhan
gon rap like RAP
gonna teach like Elijah
gon rule like Nyerere
gon believe like King believed
gonna be TCB/ing black men
as we walk in our red/yellow/suns
We gon be some
beautiful/black/women
gon move like the queens we be
gon be full/
time MUSLIM woman
gon be strong as Sojourner
gon be as gentle as
sister Clotelle's smile
gon be the poetry of gwendolyn's words
gon be the green south of fannie lou hamer
gonna be as warm as an african nite
while walken like songs
we gon be some badddDDD people
just you wait and see
we gon be some badddDDD people
just you wait and see...
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