annual black history oratorical program 2020
The Males Place
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Warriors in Action
Warriors
In the Garden
The Men
By: Zain Beyond Words
2018
Ritefully,
they emerge
in their moment
as descendants of
before there ever was
a place, time or need
to proclaim themselves
THE alpha and omega
unchained, unstrung, uncuffed
in hose drenched shoes
souly purposed
to restore a nation
far removed
Instinctively,
they assemble
honorable husbands
fearless fathers framing families
for
our sons
they gather
as our sacred story tellers,
who
chronicle a time when,
a time how
a time why
it’s the rite time now.
Arm in arm
branched in brotherhood
humbled by the privileged
power of prayer
They conclave like
shields of Ashanti strength
who
Panther pounce poverty
Shining
love in light
Statuesque
by ancestral architectural design
They convene
not in niggahdumb as cryptic cripples
or
bloodied tears dropped
systemically earmarked
for prison pipelines
by age 9
They find
themselves
Before beside
Behind
beneath
us
while on consequential watch
of
thought,
words
and
character
as a manifestation of their destiny
concealed
in the center of our universe
They arrive
on time
Baba’s at the helm
of this transitional realm
driven by ujimaa
Elders worn weathered wise
But never weary only ready
To
Honor code
our young warriors
Pacing steady
storm in the
Mshauris on duty
a vision of Black beauty
They
speak what they believe
they must achieve
locked in love of self
growing, knowing, bestowing
enough to lead
the rest free..
The strongest of them
appear, reattached and atoned
Behold!
The ancestors rise as sankofa guides
Stokely, Malcolm, Marcus, Menelik, Madiba, Imhotep, Huey, Douglas, Turner, Tchaka, Carson, Clarke, Powell Ben
Amen Ase
Together
they
sojourn
eaching back to power forward
All fists suspended in ascension
a symbolic commitment
or innate resentment
of failure to return
In warrior spirit
They harvest and celebrate
blessings from god
drumming,
dancing,
harmonizing,
healing
in fellowship
Finally
revealing
all that it takes
to a community
that anticipates
those
who become men
at The Males Place
IN THE NEWS
Positive Male Role Models
This is Great! I am so glad these boys are getting positive male bonding. There is such a lack of positive male role models, for the boys sake I hope the program expands! They are awesome, this will give them a great feeling of accomplishment!"
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