More Than a Leap Year

What does Black History Month mean to you?  

We can start by speaking about all the greatness in schools 

Instead of limiting the education keeping our young Kings and Queens on snooze  

Let them know about MLK and Malcom X, the facts and the truth  

MLK taught us to forgive people like them, they, yeah you  

Shot yes, suffocated not by James Earl and Ray, full of hate it was You!  

Malcom X told us it’s okay to stand your ground to the mistreatment and abuse  

He displayed unity and power, for you that was an issue 

Rosa Parks meant every action about planting her feet  

Not budging to give a white man her seat  

We need to go more in depth about our culture 

George Junius Stinney JR.  

Who was 14, wrongly convicted by all-white jurors  

We shouldn’t allow or accept what they are trying to feed us, there’s no in-between  

When you ask, what Black History Month mean to me? 

The fact that I’m standing here writing this is super AMAZING! 

Our past has to be taught  

It’s going to take more than just one month to explain why and how they fought  

And our future, we have to continue holding the torch 

Without hesitation we will continue this march    

Because, we are still fighting for the equality, movements like Black Lives Matters  

The injustice that displayed on us by Police Officers  

It’s time to change this story line so we can be more at peace  

This is what Black History Month mean to me