What We Might Have Been Dealing With

My Loving Sister Mary Has Always Shared The Pain And Pleasure Of My Heartbeat In A Unique And Special Way. We Have Sung Our Sad And Warm Songs Together.

There Has Been A Struggle To Reclaim The African Self. That Struggle Has Been On The Part Of A Minority Of Dedicated African-americans Who Never Gave Up Our African Identity At No Time During Our Stay Here.

If You Struck Your Mother Or Your Father, It Was Punishable By Death Because You Struck At The Whole Society. You Struck At The Morality Of The Society Itself. This Is What We Have Lost.

Some Of Us Say, "lord Knows How Much I Can Bear". I Think You Can Assume That You Can Bear More Than You Have A Right To Bear.

Africa Is Our Center Of Gravity, Our Cultural And Spiritual Mother And Father, Our Beating Heart, No Matter Where We Live On The Face Of This Earth.