The Revolution That Takes Place In Your

Oftentimes, The Way It Seems To Be Is That Our Artists In Particular Point Themselves Out As Spokesmen For A Certain Constituency In A Community, And Thereby Place Themselves In That Vulnerable Position.

I Am A Black Man Dedicated To Expression; Expression Of The Joy And Pride Of Blackness. I Consider Myself Neither Poet, Composer, Or Musician. These Are Merely Tools Used By Sensitive Men To Carve Out A Piece Of Beauty Or Truth That They Hope May Lead To Peace And Salvation.

I Am Honestly Not Sure How Capable I Am Of Love. And I'm Not Sure Why.

The Way You Get To Know Yourself Is By The Expressions On Other People's Faces, Because That's The Only Thing That You Can See, Unless You Carry A Mirror About.

You See Martin Luther King Is Dead And Huey Newton Is Not. And Malcolm X Is Dead And Bobby Seale Is Not. And Vernon Jordan Was Shot. The Thing That Revolutionaries, Or Even People Who Want To Claim They're Revolutionaries, Often Forget Is That It Doesn't Make No Difference What Kind Of Wardrobe You Wear, And If You Speak Up About Black People Doing Better You Just Risked Your Life.