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Black Poets Pt.2 : The Negro´s Tragedy

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Messenger: Ras KebreAB Sent: 5/30/2005 7:59:16 AM

by Claude McKay (1890-1948) : born in Jamaica and first Black writer to be awarded the medal of the Institute of Arts and Sciences in Jamaica. Writer of the famous and well loved poem: If We Must Die The Negro´s Tragedy It is the Negro´s tragedy i feel Which binds me like a heavy iron chain, It is the Negro´s wounds i want to heal Because i know the keenness of his pain. Only a thorn-crowned Negro and no white can penetrate into the Negro´s ken, Or feel the thickness of the shroud of night Which hides and buries him from other men. So what i write is urged out of my blood. There is no white man who could write my book, Though many think their story should be told Of what the Negro people ought to brook. Our statesmen roam the world to set things right. This Negro laughs and prays to God for light!

Messenger: jahlove_72 Sent: 5/30/2005 12:38:42 PM

Whoa-a Natty congo A dreadlock congo I Whoa-a Natty congo A blackman redemption Woe-yo yee, ye, a blackman redemption woe yoe, No need, no need to get jumpy No need, and a no need to get bumpy And a no need, and a no need to get bumpy No need, need, need to get jumpy Youth and youth agree to, cool runnings Can you dig it, cool runnings yeah, one more time A beg ya, cool runnings, can you stop it Cool runnings, spread out, spread out, spread out Spread out, look out Tell you about the blackman redemption Can you dig it, oh yeah A blackman redemption, can you stop it Oh! no, oh! no, oh! no Coming from the root of King David Through the line of Solomon His Imperial Majesty is the Power of Authority Spread out, spread out, spread out, spread out Spread out, spread out No need, no need, no need to get jumpy And a no need, and a no need to walk away Let me tell bout ya Cool runnings, can you dig it, cool runnings It's one more time we want it Cool runnings, cool runnings, spread out Spread out, spread out, spread out, spread out It's just a blackman redemption Can you dig it, woe-yoe Blackman redemption, can you stop it, oh! no oh! no -Robert Nesta Marley

Messenger: Ras Sistren Khamyl Sent: 5/30/2005 10:02:15 PM

jah love you need to meet me in the online reasoning room RSK

Messenger: jahlove_72 Sent: 6/1/2005 6:54:34 PM

Greetings Sistren I did not see this until now. Yes, pick a time. I am on the West Coast, US. Peace and Blessings Jeff

Messenger: rastagirl123 Sent: 6/4/2005 2:58:55 PM

I really like that. can you write some more and post them?

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