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Jena 6 Dedication: Still I Rise–Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
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Beautiful! Thanks – I am placing these children and Jena, LA in my prayers.
Another great post Clutch! We will Rise.
Perfect dedication – sums up our strength and perseverance through all of the injustices we have face and will continue to face in America and globally. The proud sista’s of Clutch Magazine never disappoint and I thank you for that!
Thanks for continuing to cover this issue and continuing to keep us informed on issues that face us and not jumping on the gossip train. I am praying for these children and town. And I know God will continue to shine on us today.
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Great dedication. Keep covering this. This is the first great protest in America this century!!! Maybe this will start a movement…We need to stand up better for ourselves and represent ourselves better…Thanks cltuch
This is a good post. :)
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the perfect tribute…