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I had a dream that Malcolm X, Martin Luther the King Jr., and Tupac was speaking to me Mourning on why our black’s folks are killing each other mourning because our generation is getting worser Mourning because they fought for no reason because our blacks now days don’t appreciate the freedom that we gave them I hardly see my black brothers going to college educating themselves I hardly see educated young black women The only thing I see now is hoes and thugs walking up and down our streets that we once walk and fought on And why are my brothers killing each other thinking that our own kind is the enemy While some white men is in the background smoking a cigar laughing and just watching the madness Tell me why when I look at the black communities the only thing I see is mothers crying and babies dying Young black boys carrying guns knowing that they can not handle it Tell me why I don’t see any real black leaders stepping up trying to stop the violence so the world can at least get better Tell me why I don’t see any black leaders stepping up and fighting the truth like we did back then I know it will pay a cost but at least you fought for something to change a nation for ever And I thought that we would change the mind of black people forever but it looks like it only did for a little while Because our eyes are fill with tears when we see young black women pregnant at an early age can’t even afford to take care of the baby Where are the mothers to tell them to educate themselves and keep their legs close because they have plenty of time for love Where are the fathers now days when their son has a full loaded gun ready to take someone else life They pull the trigger because they don’t hear that one voice they want to hear to tell them to stop They don’t have a father figure in their house so they feel left out when they see other young men their age with fathers Tell me why when I hear music now days it doesn’t make sense anymore Black brothers rapping now talking about killing their own brother and calling their own black sister out their name But about thirty years ago our black men respect each other and didn’t call women out their name Black women weren’t hoes instead they were educated strong women that fought against ignorance Tell me why people don’t listen to us anymore They just watch the tape and don’t listen to what we had to say They don’t even open their eyes to see the real truth we told and explain they don’t even care about what we been through or what we had to give up so our blacks could have freedom I only hope you can change the world Donta go and tell our people to educate their selves and stick together So one day you and our black brothers and sisters can change the world
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