Musoge - Ego Sum

400 years later and still no 40 acres,

but a 29th day every

4 years?

A political issue that built the foundation

For the “Greatest Nation”

Gets no celebration…

worth the reparations my ancestors more than earned?

Turning government cheese into a delicacy

That Kraft watered down to be palatable for your

tastebuds?

If you knew the true value, you couldn’t afford it

Anyway.

A skin worth more than gold

Not to be sold

But loved

For the value it holds

is priceless

If you knew who we were, you would celebrate us

Everyday.

Impressed by the excellence

Inspired by the magic

Influenced by the joy

Extraordinary Quality

The world watches

When we raise the bar high

Teaching our children to reach for the sky

Those brilliant brown eyes look up

“I’ll go higher”

Speaking truth to power

Rooted in rich history

Branching to bright futures

Stories that make would your mother more

proud than Penny

…Boundless and plenty.

So much so,

the late great Whitney Houston stated

“We need a longer month”

But you knew that

Happy Black History Month.

- M. Jiovanni

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