"America, How I Love Thee?"

America, How I Love Thee?

In the Spirit of Freedom Fighters,

Speaking Truth to Power

Standing Against Injustice

Demanding Rights, Hu-man,

Blacks Civil(ly) Marched

Justice Move-ment

Affirming the Scripture

“So God created humankind in God’s image…”

With Raised Fist

Declaring the Beauty of Blackness

Demanding Equal Justice

Deciding Black Lives Matters

With Eyes Affixed on the Prize

Watchword Freedom

   Watch Word. . .Freedom

With Raised Fist

No Freedom, No Power

Know Freedom, Know Power

Absence of Power

Accents “Why We Can’t Wait!”

For Freedom
   Meanwhile

Blacks Proclaim

“Black Power!”

America, How I Love Thee?

Like Fannie Lou Hamer though

“I question Thee. . .”

How can Blacks fully celebrate Independence Day?

  When America votes to deny Blacks

   Right to vote

  When America every 25 years or so

   Holds court to debate whether it's Blacks

   Right to vote

  When America with every opportunity

   Expresses by vote

what she thinks of Black:

1619  –               She chained and enslaved Blacks

1776  –               She declared America an independent nation

                           while continuing slavery’s barbarism of Blacks

1865  –               She falsely emancipated Blacks – extended no power

                           political nor fiancial. . . to Blacks. Provided no resources land or money

                           to Blacks who labored for free making possible the American Experiment

1882 – 1968       She lynched (publicly murdered & burned) Blacks for pleasure

                           to maintain terror and dominance over the so called lesser race (Black).

1800 – present   She continues institution of Jim Crow Laws to justify enslavement

                           and oppression of Blacks legally denying the humanity of Blacks

She by action and legislation maintains the belief

Blacks are 3/5 human

unworthy of Rights

  to vote

  to be human

She encourages and votes for Blacks

 Substandard Education of Blacks

 Mass Incarceration of Blacks

 Marginalization of Blacks

 Demonizing of Blacks

In case you just think I’m an Angry Black

 Look at Webster:

                How does she define Black?

America, How I Love Thee?

While we can’t fully celebrate Independence Day

Toward Freedom we Stride

Reminding America, God is Sovereign

Reminding America, Human Rights are not hers to give or deny

Reminding America, every Black person, every human being

Is born with and into

Inalienable Rights  

With raised fist

“I question America. . .

If unjust laws, terror, militarism (domestic and foreign),

racism, and economic exploitation

are her means of freedom,

How does she celebrate Independence Day?

America, How I (Still) Love Thee?

And will oppose thee until

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . .

Is true for all

Because in God’s image God created ALL

Women, Men and Children FREE!

  

With raised fist. . .

I Can’t Fully Celebrate Independence Day!

©2015 Marcus J. Singleton