The Thinkers

We Need Some New Leaders And Gatekeepers

Remember When Our Pioneers Were Great Speakers

Orators, Who Could Put A Rise In Your Soul, Like Meemaw’s Sunday Biscuits

No Shucking And Jiving, Give It To You Raw & Explicit

We Press On, Like KRS, I Got Next

Who Stepped In, Our Brother Malcolm X

Teaching Black Pride And Black Excellence

Giving Us Context With Madd Reference, Or Reverence

No Reading Between The Lines, No Commercial Puppet String

Just A Hope And A Dream, Like Our Man M.L. King

Spreading Peace And Love, Despite Hate From Mr. Charlie

Then Comes A Prophet, By The Name Of Bob Marley

One Love, Get Up, Stand Up, Some Of His Classic Hits

His Message Was Pure, And 100% Legit

Peace To All Men, Came From This Reggae Fella

But There Was Another, From South Africa, By Name Of Mandela

A Fourth Of His Life, Incarcerated Behind Bars

Still Had Love For People, No Matter Who They Are

Just A Few Of The Great Thinkers, Who Fought Through The Drama

Last But Not Least #44, Barack Obama

When I Look Around, I’m Amazed At What I Don’t See

A Whole Bunch Of Soldiers, But No Commanding Chief

Who Took The Mantle, From Our Stately Figure Heads

They Either Been Silenced By The Machine, Or Zombies Walking Dead

We Still Living In Humdrum Slums, Still Drumming That Same Ole Drum

Do We Stand For Anything, Or Are We Just Bumping Our Gums?

Still Singing The Same Ole Song, Still Banging The Same Ole Gong

I Can Hear Rodney King Whisper, Can’t We All Just Get Along?