What makes us different? What makes us whole? 

What keeps entire Peoples from reaching their goals? 

 

The color of my skin and the land of my ancestors 

Has determined my place in this capitalist world of sequesters 

 

And still, I rise every morning just as surely as the sun 

With hopes of achieving all that I have dreamt of 

 

I work twice as hard as you; my compensation divided in two 

Wondering why in this lifetime I can’t be as successful as you 

 

Must I lose myself in adaptation to fit in with my own oppressor? 

No. That is not social justice. It is Their moral transgression

 

The answer may exist in this thing called diversity 

If only we learned to cherish it as a valuable entity 

 

My participation in this world deserves equal respect 

The voice of my People you must no longer deject

 

But recognition is not enough to undo the demoralization 

You must make reparations if we are to reach self-realization 

 

Calling out your uninterrupted history of injustice and enslavement 

Still, you continue to cage us in lucrative camps of detainment 

 

The world is watching you exposed by our collective voice 

And now, you must take a stand; neutrality is no longer a choice

 

Against us or for us, that is not our concern

We will achieve social justice until our souls no longer burn

 

We won’t desist, we will resist.

LA