Still Black History Month

It’s 2008 and we’re still black
Naw, no more chains on our arms or whips poised above our backs
But see the job was done real well in those cotton fields down South
To make us think we were inferior, hold our heads down, watch our mouth
Cause what they gon’ think if we get to complaining
So we let them do all the talking during campaigning
Ain’t nobody in the White House thinking about me
Plus, I’m straight, I got social security
Better think again, they spending my Social Security in Iraq
Cause it’s 2008, and they know I’m still black
They bettin’ on 30% of us showing up at the polls
And us walking away if our name ain’t on the rolls
But what if we decided today
That this time, naw, we ain’t go walk away
Na, we gon march, and stand, and look them dead in the eye
Realizing that Black History is as American as Apple pie
See that street light outside wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for us
Neither would the guitar, cell phone, or the COTA bus
We been inventin since we arrived here in chains
Not for them, but to make our life easier as slaves
But life done got too easy since we been earning minimum wage
And now we got minimum expectations, turning away while this war we wage
It’s not in Iraq, it’s about being 2008 and still being black
And black with all it’s negative connotations
Is as far from white as could possible be, and ain’t no negating
So before you sit quietly while injustice is still alive
Think of what it means to be an African-American, remember true Black pride.