His Powerful Lyrics Will Make You Stand Up For Your Rights

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PushBlack
April 17, 2019

America!
The international Jekyll and Hyde
The land of a thousand disguises
Sneaks up on you but rarely surprises.

-H2Ogate Blues (1978)

Many fine speeches
From the White House desk
Written on the cue cards
That were never really there, yes,
But the heat and the summer were there
And the freezing winter's cold. Now
Tell me,
Who'll pay reparations on my soul?

-Who’ll Pay Reparations? (1970)

I am a black man dedicated to expression; expression of the joy and pride of blackness. I consider myself neither poet, composer, or musician. These are merely tools used by sensitive men to carve out a piece of beauty or truth that they hope may lead to peace and salvation.

-So Far, So Good (1990)

You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out.
You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip,
Skip out for beer during commercials,
Because the revolution will not be televised.”

-The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1970)

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