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Friday, August 14, 2009

My Perspective: America Needs to Change

America,

I come before you today extremely upset how at the direction this country has gone in for the last soon to be 9 years. As much as I want to believe we have changed America for the better, there are still pockets in our society who would rather see us divided than united.

America we have seen just how easy it is to divide a nation and how we as a nation fought long and hard to overcome many of those divisions. However no matter how far we fight and how hard we fight, there are pockets of society that are still divided by the language of those who we elect to lead us. We are no longer divided by simply ethnicity, age, gender and economics but we are being divided by rhetoric but not just any rhetoric but political rhetoric.

How soon do we forget people that for 8 years if we questioned President, we were called unpatriotic. For 8 years if we questioned the war in Afghanistan or Iraq were we considered un-American. Now 8 months into President Obama’s term, we are being called racist if we disagree with anything Obama does or if we show up and protest we are called an angry mob or evil mongers. In fact those who protested higher taxes were called teabaggers which to some degree can be used a derogatory sexual term since teabagging is used to explain a certain type of sexual act.

Still after 8 years of experiencing many of my friends and me being called anti-American or un-American if we questioned the ethics of government or if we questioned the actions of President Bush, I thought for sure that this would change with the election of President Obama. I thought with the election of President Obama, all the name calling would stop and finally government would be more transparent and more honest than it has been the previous 8 years. However it seems as if our nation hasn’t changed much from the name calling but the name calling has changed.

The left has went from being called unpatriotic and un-American by many on the right to now calling many on the right evil mongers, angry mobs or racists. While to a slim degree these labels might be true but to consider everyone who questions a President or government un-American, unpatriotic, evil mongers, angry mobs or racists is a shame. America we must change and we must change now.

We need to change our society from being a society of name callers to a society that agrees to disagree without calling each other’s name. Our nation needs to change people because we can’t continue to allow those of us on the left from going to being called unpatriotic and un-America to now doing the name calling. Our nation needs to change people because we can’t continue to allow those of us on the right from calling names to being called evil mongers, angry mobs, teabaggers or racist.

America, we can do better this. We can do better this political rhetoric that is being spun in the mainstream news by political pundits and politicians to keep us divided. As President Obama once said as a Senator, “We are not red states or blue states but we are the United States of America.” We are the red, white and blue. We are one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

America needs to change because the direction we are going in, is not the America that I dream of. I don’t dream of an America where we bicker and fight by calling each other names that only drive the wedge between the right and the left deeper. I dream of an America where we understand our differences, work to strengthen what we agree on and in the process learn to compromise on our differences so all of us can get what we want.

America needs to change because we shouldn’t be a fearful nation or a nation that puts fearful ideas in the heads of the people. I have seen for 8 years how our government has struck fear in our hearts with notions that another terrorist attack is coming if we don’t do this and if we don’t do that. Now I have seen for the last year and half our government tell us that we are going to be in a Great Depression or our economy is going to collapse if we don’t’ bailout the financial institutions, the auto industry or this company and this business. I have seen our government tell us for the last 8 years and 8 months that if we don’t pass this bill, the worst will occur to us as a nation and as a result many of our freedoms were taken away through the Patriot Act and our national debt grew as deficits ballooned all the while the taxpayer dollars were being wasted on countless things that don’t help the majority of Americans.

Now don’t get me wrong, this is not entirely President Obama’s problem and I applaud him for what he is trying to do but please believe that he has played a role in the problem before he has started trying to finally fix it. Remember President Obama was the junior Senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 so he is not immune from the reckless spending that took place in D.C. and he is not immune from the rights and freedoms that have been taken from us as nation. Thus America, we can’t be fooled, this is not a Democratic problem or a Republican problem but this is an American problem. We are all affected by the reckless spending of government in which both Democrats and Republicans have added to.

America we need to change all of this. We can’t continue to go down this path in our nation because I refuse to believe that we can’t be united. I refuse to believe that our differences are greater than our similarities. America I refuse to believe that our nation wants to continue to be divisive and mean spirited to one another.

This is our time to truly change America. Change is in the air but it starts with us not allowing political rhetoric that instills fear and scare tactics to reign supreme in our nation. We need to fight against the national media pundits who wedge a divide between us as Americans and who try to play on our deepest fears such as the possibility of President Obama being shot. If a media pundit who supported President Bush even suggested that people would be happy to see President Bush get shot, they probably would have lost their job for saying it but it seems as if it is okay for people to suggest such a thing in the age of Obama because so many of us love Obama. However it is not okay. It is not okay to say Obama is a racist and it is not okay for others to play the race card in everything that we do in this nation.

Enough is enough people. We can’t continue down this path of name calling and fear mongering. We can’t allow political rhetoric and vicious attacks to drive a wedge between us the American people who this nation was built on. We can’t allow the right and the left to divide us. Majority of Americans are not evil mongers, angry mobsters, teabaggers, un-American, unpatriotic and racist people. Instead majority of Americans are peace loving, concerned and civically active citizens after years of being silent and being treaded on by our own government. America is awake and we are sick, we are tired, we are frustrated and most of all we want to be heard for the first time in a long time.

America, we are the people who not only want a more perfect union but a union that is respectful that is stronger and that is vibrant for all Americans to live in. America we can’t allow our nation to be divided. We need to stand up to political rhetoric that calls for us to be angry at either the right or left. We need to stand up to political rhetoric that demonizes those who march, who protest and who stand up for their rights and freedoms. However we need to make sure we don’t condone race baiting or extremists on the right and left who would rather drown out the voices of their opponents or those who don’t agree with them rather than see all voices heard.

This is our moment American to change the way we act, the way we speak and the way we fight. America needs to change and I believe that many of you out there agree with and are willing to stop the political rhetoric that is vivacious, demeaning, hateful and divisive. I believe that many of us don’ t view those who disagree with us on certain issues and topics as evil mongers, angry mobsters, teabaggers, unpatriotic, un-American and racist people.

America, we can be united, we can be stronger than we have ever been and we can win over those who think we are still divided and those who would rather for us to stay divided. America we must change and we will change but it starts now with not fighting each other but uniting to fight against the political rhetoric on the left and right that wants us to demonize and belittle each other so that we can never stand together.

However I don’t believe the political rhetoric. I don’t believe that the divisive, hateful and race baiting politics of the left and right will win over. I don’t believe that extremists on the left and right will win. We can’t allow them to win. We can’t allow them to continue to drive the wedge between us the American people.

We the People of this great nation must stand up and fight together against the bias and unfair media that continues to race bait and continues to invoke fear mongering our society. We the People must stand up for the voiceless, the sick, the young, the elderly and the underprivileged who time and time again continue to get treaded on by those who want to divide us with their political rhetoric.

We the People must learn that education and healthcare are not political issues but are American issues that all Americans should have access to that is affordable and fair for all. We the People must stand up and must work together to fight against bigotry, racism, and all kinds of hatred as well as race baiting no matter if it comes from the right or the left. We the People must stand united and must stand together no matter what.

America this is what we are about. We probably can’t change our past but we can change our present in order to improve our future. America we can do this and we must change now if we are to do it. I have a dream that political rhetoric that tries to divide us and race baits will one day no longer be effective to majority of Americans. I have a dream that one day that those on the extreme left and right will wake up one day and realize that their scare tactics, the fear mongering, their race baiting and political hate speech is no longer effective and they will want to reform in order to fit into society civically.

America that is my dream and that is dream that I plan for fight for. We all have dreams and I want each of us to achieve our dreams but we cannot do it if we continue to allow political rhetoric to drive a wedge between us and allow race baiters to get us caught up in the color of a man’s skin rather than the character of a man.

America I believe we are closer to my dream than the dream that many fear mongers, race baiters and divisive individuals would rather want us to believe. If we could unite to fight against the British, to end slavery, to help win World War I & II, to help get through the Great Depression and to end Jim Crow than I think we can unite to end race baiting and fear mongers.

America I believe if we can achieve voting rights for African Americans, for women and for youth than I think we can defeat divisive political rhetoric. America I believe if we can get civil rights passed not once but twice in this nation as well as a voting rights act that protects all Americans voting rights than we can end the political rhetoric that entices extremists and breathes hatred.

I know we all believe that we can do this and that is why I believe more than ever that my dream is closer than some may believe. This is dream isn’t just about me but it is about all of us because if my dream comes true than that means all of our dreams come true.

America we need to change and we will change but we will only change by fighting against extremists on the right and left who want to drive a huge wedge in this nation and have us taking that we are red and blue states rather than the United States of America.

America we are the United States of America and we need to let those who spew divisive rhetoric know that we are not going to stand for it. This isn’t about Barack Obama and all of this didn’t just start with his rise to the Presidency. Therefore for anyone to try to say that this is a racial issue, they are just flat out wrong and I am here to tell you that this is bigger than Obama and it won’t end with Obama’s presidency unless we stand up now to those on the extreme left and right to end it.

Race baiting is not a black, white or brown issue but it is an American issue that tries to drive a huge wedge between all ethnicities in this country but we will not allow it because we are all Americans and we refuse to be divided.. Fear mongering is not a red or blue issue but it is an American issue aimed at making many Americans fearful and scared in order to control us as a society but this political tactic will no longer work as long as we work together to uncover the real truth.

T.S. Elliot once said, "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find how far one can go." Well I am here to tell you that the extreme right and left went too far a long time ago and because they have went unchecked for this long, their message has been implanted in many of our communities but that doesn’t mean it can remain forever. I am here to tell you that we can change this in America.

I am willing to make sure that fear mongering and race baiting ends in this great nation of ours. It must end now and it must begin with us fighting together to silence the extreme left and right in this nation that wants us divided and wants us fighting amongst each other rather than working together.

America needs to change and that change begins with each one of us stepping up to the plate to stop race baiting and fear mongering in this nation once and for all. We have to stand up for one another not now but right now. America the dawn of our future begins with what we do today to end prejudice, bigotry, discrimination and racism of all kinds. America future’s history begins with what we do today to end the scare tactics of yesterday and the fear speech of the world is coming to end if we don’t do this and if we don’t do that.

America we need to change, we must change and we will change. This is it America and I feel the change movement coming that will end the extremism on the left and right as well as the race baiting and fear mongering.

America needs to change and we are not only ready, loaded and fired up to change to but we will be the change that we want to see in this great nation of our. America will have fought against worse and won. Therefore, we will win this fight with every ounce of energy that we have in our bodies.

America needs to change and we will change by ending race baiting and fear mongering righter here, right now so that America’s future can prosper.

Remember Each One, Reach One, Teach One so America’s Future Can Prosper!

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Jay-Z - History



(Jay-Z - History)Jay-Z - History with Lyrics

LYRICS : [Chorus: Cee-lo]
Now that all the smoke is gone
(Lighter)
And the battle's finally won
(Gimme a lighter)
Victory (Lighters up) is finally ours
(Lighters up)
History, so long, so long
So long, so long

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
In search of victory, she keeps eluding me
If only we could be together momentarily
We can make love and make history
Why won't you visit me? until she visit me
I'll be stuck with her sister, her name is defeat
She gives me agony, so much agony
She brings me so much pain, so much misery
Like missing your last shot and falling to your knees
As the crowd screams for the other team
I practice so hard for this moment, victory don't leave
I know what this means, I'm stuck in this routine
Whole new different day, same old thing
All I got is dreams, nobody else can see
Nobody else believes, nobody else but me
Where are you victory? I need you desperately
Not just for the moment, to make history

[Chorus: Cee-lo]
Now that all the smoke is gone
(Lighters)
And the battle's finally won
(Lighters)
Victory is finally ours
(Yeah)
History (yeah), so long, so long
So long, so long

[Verse 2: Jay-Z]
So now I'm flirting with death, hustling like a G
While victory wasn't watching took chances repeatedly
As a teenage boy before acne, before I got proactiv I couldn't face she
I just threw on my hoodie and headed to the street
That's where I met success, we'd live together shortly
Now success is like lust, she's good to the touch
She's good for the moment but she's never enough
Everybody's had her, she's nothing like V
But success is all I got unfortunately
But I'm burning down the block hoppin' in and out of V
But something tells me that there's much more to see
Before I get killed because I can't get robbed
So before me success and death ménage
I gotta get lost, I gotta find V
We gotta be together to make history

[Chorus: Cee-lo]
Now that all the smoke is gone
(Lighters. Up.)
And the battle's finally won
(Lighter. Up.)
Victory is finally ours
(Lighters. Up.)
History, so long, so long
So long, so long

[Verse 3: Jay-Z]
Now victory is mine, it tastes so sweet
She's my trophy wife, you're coming with me
We'll have a baby who stutters repeatedly
We'll name him history, he'll repeat after me
He's my legacy, son of my hard work
Future of my past, he'll explain who I be
Rank me amongst the greats, either 1, 2, or 3
If I ain't number one then I failed you victory
Ain't in it for the fame that dies within weeks
Ain't in it for the money, can't take it when you leave
I wanna be remembered long after you grieve
Long after I'm gone, long after I breathe
I leave all I am in the hands of history
That's my last will and testimony
This is much more than a song, it's a baby shower
I've been waiting for this hour, history you ours


[Chorus: Cee-lo (2x)]
Now that all the smoke is gone
And the battle's finally won
Victory is finally ours
History, so long, so long
So long, so long



Man in the Mirror--By Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson - Man in the mirror

I'm gonna make a change,
for once im my life
It's gonna feel real good,
gonna make a diference
Gonna make it right...

As I, turn up the collar on
my favorite winter coat
This wind is blowing my mind
I see the kids in the streets,
with not enought to eat
Who am I to be blind?
Pretending not to see their needs

A summer disregard,a broken bottle top
And a one man soul
They follow each other on the wind ya' know
'Cause they got nowhere to go
That's why I want you to know

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
(If you wanna make the world a better place)
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
(Take a look at yourself, and then make a change)
(Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah)

I've been a victim of a selfish kind of love
It's time that I realize
That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan
Could it be really me, pretending that they're not alone?

A willow deeply scarred, somebody's broken heart
And a washed-out dream
(Washed-out dream)
They follow the pattern of the wind ya' see
'Cause they got no place to be
That's why I'm starting with me
(Starting with me!)

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
(Ooh!)
I'm asking him to change his ways
(Ooh!)
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
(If you wanna make the world a better place)
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
(Take a look at yourself, and then make a change)

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
(Ooh!)
I'm asking him to change his ways
(Change his ways - ooh!)
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make that..
(Take a look at yourself and then make that..)
CHANGE!

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
(Man in the mirror - Oh yeah!)
I'm asking him to change his ways
(Better change!)
No message could have been any clearer
(If you wanna make the world a better place)


Michael Jackson - Man in the mirror

A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cook






It's been a long time coming but a change is surely going to come in America and the World! I am the Future of America and the World and that is the message that each of us must carry with us each and every day that we wake up on Earth! I am the Future! You are the Future! We are the Future of America and the World! That is way every election is important--primaries, special elections and general! So vote every year and hold our politicians accountable. Hold our political officials accountable by writing them, calling them and making sure they attend meetings that we the people have. "The Time for Change is not Now but Right Now!"

"EmPOWERment By Any Means Necessary" should be our anthem and should be our creed as we make the positive differences in America and the world that so many people beg for and hungry for year after year! A Change is Gonna Come, A Change is Gonna Come, that's what we must say as we say "God grants us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, Courge to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference" each morning before we go about the task of making a positive change in America and the world a reality.



Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen


“When will people realize that we are Americans first and foremost, not Democrats or Liberals, not Republicans or Conservatives, not Independents or moderates. We are Americans. Stop putting a political party above America and stop putting any politican above America. America succeeds because of us the people holding our government responsible no matter the political party because the main two political parties are to blame for the condition America is in."—Hodari P.T. Brown

America with its flaws and all is a country I am proud to have been born in. America is not perfect but my love for it is perfect. That’s why all Americans must realize that we are all Americans. In fact we are Americans first and foremost. We are not Democrats or Republicans. We are Americans.

We are not Muslims, Christians or Jews. We are Americans. Too many times we recognize our differences with others rather than appreciating our similarities which are, we are Americans. We are Americans first and foremost, no matter if we were born here or moved here legally. We are all Americans, here in this country to make not only our lives better but the lives of other Americans better so future Americans can enjoy the rights and freedoms that make us all Americans.

We are all Americans. We are one party united under God. We are Americans and this is the only political party that matters. We are Americans and this is our country so let’s make sure that we make America better than how we found it so future Americans can live prosperous and joyous lives. We are Americans and must not ever forget that.

America will prosper as long we make sure we are doing our part to make it prosper and that means we can’t put any political party or politician above America. Long live America forever and long live America’s service to the world. Together, America and the world will prosper for future generations to enjoy America and the world we live in.


Lift Every Voice and Sing


This video of the ' Negro National Anthem' was originally screened at the historic African-American Church Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC on January 18th, 2009. Many of the esteemed individuals featured in this video in attendance and we presented with the ' Keepers of the Flame' award for the monumental contributions to social justice.

This version of the song was performed by the Grace Baptist Church Cathedral Choir, conducted by Derrick James. The video was produced and donated by Ascender Communications, LLC (www.ascender-c.com) at the request of The Balm In Gilead, Inc.

If I Was President--Wyclef Jean




If I was President that is the people's anthem. We all have ideas of what we can do as President and through this website, we will fulfill our deam as a people!

Somethings Gotta Give--Big Boi ft Mary J Blige



Somethings Gotta Give people and it begins today for all us to make sure that something is us. We the people are sick and tired of suffering. Where is our piece of the Dream that so many people dead for so that we all could see today. This is our time people to change America and the world so that the Next Generation has a better future than the past we inherited.

This is our call to service. This isn't about one political candidate or one political figure. This is about us as people coming together to finally leave up to our potential and achieving the great feats that those before us have achieved. This is our moment to lead our nation and our world to greater heights.

Somethings gotta give people and it starts with us the people making it happen. We have to improve our education system in America. We have to rid the world of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We have to go to the streets and lift a hand to another in order to decrease poverty in this world. We have to take a stand today and make sure that the future of America and the world is brighter than it has ever been.

Somethings Gotta Give and that is why we must "Remember Each One, Reach One and Teach One so America's future and the World's future continues to prosper."

John Legend - "If You're Out There"


If you're out there than you need to get started in helping to change America and the world. The world and America won't change until you get involved in making the changes you want to see in this world. If you're out there, than you must know that tomorrow started now and today started yesterday so you are behind in helping to the change. If you are tired of hatred, racism, poverty, war, and violence than the time to change it is now. If you want universal health care, world peace, democracy for every nation, equal rights, and happiness for all than you must get involved now to help the save world.

You must believe in the change that you want to see and you must act on making that change a reality. If you're out there than say it aloud and show the rest of America and the world that you're out here to make a real positive change in the communities we stay in. If you're out there than get involved now. I'm calling every women and men to join me as we take back our country right here, right now. If you're out there than the future started yersterday and we are already late so we have lots of work to do but I know we can do it together as one.

YES WE CAN



Yes We Can accomplish anything that we set out to do! We don't need charismatic or inspirational leaders to believe in ourselves and to take responsiblity for our own faith, we just need each other. Yes We Can build a new America and a new world if each of us would take action now to make the changes that we want to see in the world. Yes We Can control government by holding our political officials accountable for their actions by calling them out when they don't pass legislation that supports the common good of all man and by voting in every election to ensure that we have people representing the people locally, state wide, nationally and in the world.

Yes We Can be great! Yes We Can be what we want to be! Yes We Can be glorious in not only America but the world! Yes We can put action behind our worlds and change the world starting right here, right now! Yes We Can as Republicans, Democrats and Independents become one as we freely think about our fellow men and women and make decisions that will be in the best interest of all people and not one single group.

Yes We Can be the change that we want to see in the world! Yes We Can show the world that the youth are ready to lead! Yes We Can put our egos, our social economic statuses, our religions, our educational statuses and our skin color to the side for the better good of the world! Yes We Can be Greater than we have ever been and help others be Greater than they have ever be!

YES WE CAN and YES WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS IN ALL THAT WE DO! YES WE CAN, no matter what others may say, we will be glorious! YES WE WILL and YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN!

YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN is what will be sung from every mountaintop, every riverbank, every household, every school yard, every factory, every sporting event, every college campus and even every place you can imagine in the world is where YES WE CAN, will be said and heard!

YES WE CAN!

Keep On Pushing - Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions


Wake Up People! No matter who is elected to any public office, we have to “Keep On Pushing” as a people to make sure they don’t leave us in a worst state than what they inherited. We as a people have to “Keep On Pushing” to make a difference in the lives of others. We have to have an “EmPOWERment By Any Means Necessary” attitude as we continue to push our agenda that we the people deserve and want better. We have to “Keep On Pushing” to bring about change in a positive way that will benefit all Americans no matter their age, their religion or skin color. We have to “Keep On Pushing” to bring about change that will improve our education system, improve our military, improve our national security, improve our healthcare system and improve our economy. We have to “Keep On Pushing” to bring about change that will leave America’s future in a better than how we found it and that will leave the world’s future in a better state than we imagined we could live it. We have to “Keep On Pushing” to make life better for our neighborhoods, our families and even our quote on quote enemies. We have to “Keep On Pushing” to inspire, to uplift and to guide those who need help spiritually, physically and mentally. We have to “Keep On Pushing ” so that our lives, our future generation’s lives and the lives of those who came before us does not die in vein.

“Keep on Pushing”

A War For Your Soul

A War For Your Soul-regular version from Erisai Films on Vimeo.


The moment has come for us as a nation of people to finally wake up and realize that our destiny and fate in society has rests on our shoulders. We cannot allow the forces of evil and darkness to drain us out. We have to continue to overcome all odds in order to make the future of our nation better and the future of future generations of Americans better. We have to continue to pray to our Lord and we have to continue to uplift each other in prayer as well as take action against those things that are trying to destroy us. We have to stand up once and for all and be the future that we want to be. Now is our time and we shall do together by any means necessary.

This video was created to inspire young African-Americans not to fall prey to some of the problems they face in society. The use of the voice "Master of Darkness" represents evil, which is where the blame of all problems should be placed, and not on any one group of people. This video should not to be used to divide people (Black & White), there are images of heroes that are white in this video, and there are images of Black & White coming together with the words of Dr. King in the background. Some of the images from the past can be unsettling, but they are used to show all Americans how far we have come, and how far we still have to go. This film is being strategically placed in school systems, churches and youth orgs around the country, in hope of helping a lost generation of kids that we as Americans have forgotten. As fellow Americans we must continue to love each other, and take that love and spread it to the rest of the world. **THIS VIDEO IS NOT FOR SALE & I AM NOT ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR THE FILM, I ONLY WANT THE MESSAGE TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ANY HIDDEN POLITICAL OR FINANCIAL AGENDA.

Sitting On the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding



"The time for sitting is over! The time for action is now! The time for hope without action is hopeless! The time for change without a positive attitude is a change that we can't believe in! We need change that is positive of helping all people! Our time for action is now, our time for hope is now, our time for change is now and our time to believe that we can do whatever we set our minds to is not now but right now!"

STAR SPANGLED BANNER


The Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key

O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming;
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?


On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream;
'Tis the star-spangled banner; O long may it wave
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave,
From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave;
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!


O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land,
Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just.
And this be our motto— "In God is our trust; "
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.

Black President



Our Time is not now but Right Now! Our Time has finally come to change the world not now but Right Now! If you don't believe that we can change the world than watch as we do it by changing your mind into believing in us and what we can do! This is OUR TIME RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!

FIGHT THE POWER



We got to FIGHT THE POWER! We can no longer sit on the sidelines and watch injustices take place. We can no longer sit by and allow our right to vote to become unexercised. We must FIGHT THE POWER for our past, present and future! We can no longer allow our rights to be oppressed and our voice to become drained by the powers at be. We must FIGHT THE POWER and show that we have a lot to say that needs to be heard by the mainstream media. We must FIGHT THE POWER and live up to our potential as dynamic, unbelievable and phenomenal people.


We must not believe the hype but we must become the hype. We are not Harriett Tubman, Marcus Garvey, MLK, Malcolm X, Booker T. Washington, Carter G. Woodson, W.E.B. DuBois, the Black Panther Party, SNCC, or any other activists but we are the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, uncles, aunties, and relatives of those who came before us to pave the way for us to FIGHT THE POWER! We are not next Generation of leaders who will not be honored and praised until they die but that’s the fight we accept. We are not fighting the power for glory or fame but we are fighting the power for just causes that most men and women will not understand until years or decades later.


We are fighting for our sisters and brothers in Darfur, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, China and Mexico. We are speaking for those who are poor and have no food or water. We are fighting for those who are sick and dying. We are fighting for universal healthcare across the world and human rights for all people. We are fighting for rich and poor! We must FIGHT THE POWER no matter how hard and tough the road may be. We must FIGHT THE POWER for a better today and an even greater tomorrow!


FIGHT THE POWER!

PEOPLE GET READY


“People Get Ready” our time is coming! We have come too far to turn back now. Our train is coming and it is coming in waves. “People Get Ready”, we don’t need a ticket but we need faith and the Lord will help guide us as we take back America and the world. “People Get Ready” our moment is now and we are ready to see the change we want in America and the world. All we got to do is have faith, hope and prosperity. “People Get Ready” to face your fears. “People Get Ready” to face your demons and the challenges of yesterday because today and tomorrow we will conquer & be victorious. “People Get Ready” a change is coming and our actions will make sure that change is a real positive change that lasts forever.


“People Get Ready” because we have had enough of just talking but now is our time to show action. “People Get Ready” to take back America and the world. “People Get Ready” to take back our communities and to make our streets safer and schools better. “People Get Ready” to make all our dreams come true. “People Get Ready” to see a better present for everyone and a better future for future generations. “People Get Ready” to live up to your potential and to help others live up to their own potential. “People Get Ready” to move past hatred, bigotry, racism and sexism. “People Get Ready” to fulfill the dreams of those who came before us and those who will come after us.


“People Get Ready” as we make our actions speak louder than our words. “People Get Ready” to make words mean something again as we put action to back up our rhetoric. “People Get Ready” as we embark on a new journey that will re-write America’s history as well as the world’s history. “People Get Ready” as we make the lives of others better and the lives of future generations better. “People Get Ready” because all we need is faith, hope and action to make this world a better place. “People Get Ready” to make a difference. “People Get Ready” to fulfill the American dream. “People Get Ready" to live out the American Dream as our founding fathers wanted us to live it. “People Get Ready” because our time is now, our moment is now and our moment in time to change America & the world is not now but right now. “People Get Ready” because a change is coming!


Alicia]
(Let me tell you now)
People get ready, there's a train comin'
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin'
You don't need no ticket, you just thank the lord

[Lyfe]
People get ready, for a train to Jordan
Picking up passengers coast to coast
Faith is the key, open the doors and board them
There's hope for all among those loved the most

[Alicia]
There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner
Who would hurt all man kind just to save his own (believe me now)
Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner
For there's no hiding place against the kingdoms throne

[Alicia & Lyfe]
So people get ready there's a train coming
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesels humming,
You don't need no ticket, you just thank the lord


“PEOPLE GET READY!”

God Bless the U.S.A. by Lee Greenwood


Lee Greenwood-god bless the U.S.A