There are a lot of comments about whos blacker than you are, and whos blacker than she is, blacker than thou In other words, its a sort of trend And, in looking on various street corners in Harlem, Im sure you seen it yourself Standing on a soapbox on the corner, is an alleged brother Dressed in blue and black dashikis or green, red and black dashikis And spouting the news that the revolution is coming and youd better get ready Sorta-like the end of the world is coming I saw recent commercials that said: Unfortunately, the world is just going to drag on and on And we have a poem that weve written particularly for the brothers on the street corners And its called just that, Brother We deal in too many externals, brother. Always afros, handshakes, and dashikis. Never can a man build a working structure for black capitalism. Always does the man read Mao or Fanon. I think I know you would-be black revolutionaries too well. Standing on a box on a corner, talking about blowing the white boy away. Thats not where its at, yet, brother. Calling this man an Uncle Tom, And telling this woman to get an afro, But you wont speak to her if she looks like hell, will you, brother? Some of us been checking you act out kinda close. And by now its looking kinda shaky, the way you been rushing people with your super-black bag. Jumping down on some black men with both feet because they are after their B.A. But youre never around when your B.A. is in danger. I mean your black ass. I think it was a little too easy for you to forget that you were a negro before Malcolm. You drove your white girl through the village every Friday night, While the grass roots stared in envy and drank wine. Do you remember? You need get your memory banks organized, brother. Show that man you call an Uncle Tom just where he is wrong. Show that woman that you are a sincere black man. All we need to do is see you shut up and be black. Help that woman. Help that man. Thats what brothers are for, brother. https://youtube/watch?v=Et68oUsqWm4
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:22:10 +0000
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