This song is also available on 1Tribe Collective, Grammy Nominated album All One Tribe
CHORUS:
It's that time again
Let us all join in
We are celebrating
Black people who change the world
Black musicians are the reasons
for great music we listen to
like hip hop, and jazz, the blues, rap, R&B,
So take time. Explore.
So you're not missing out
On great music throughout history
Whitney Houston, now she could sing
Stevie Wonder's blind and his music is king.
Prince played twenty seven instruments.
There's so many incredible Black musicians
So make sure you go and listen
CHORUS
Being unique and using their brains
Are why the next list of people have great acclaim
I'm gonna take a second
To recognize the names of some
Black minds that went ahead and changed the game
Mae Jemison made space her quest
Megan Markle is a royal philanthropist
When you lose your way and need that GPS
Go ahead and thank Doctor Gladys West
Then there's those who make magic with words
Maya Angelou is an uncaged bird
Her poetry is our great fortune
Paving paths for poets like Amanda Gorman
Go 'head, Miss Amanda Gorman
CHORUS
Black athletes are super strong
For years they've been breaking records all day long
There's a lot now and in the past
Like Jesse Owens, he ran so fast
Stephen Curry hits that 3 point shot
Ballerina Misty Copeland dances her toes a lot
Serena Williams plays tennis so bold
Simone Biles flips and wins all the gold
Ooo, let's move to the scene
where Black people shine like stars on screen
Of talk shows and more she's queen
So, take a bow Oprah Winfrey
Michael B Jordan, Denzel and Shonda Rhimes
Are just a few who make all media shine
Celebrate Black actors that's the answer
Like Chadwick B, the first black panther
Wakanda forever
CHORUS
Black freedom fighters took a stand
To live in an equal and loving land
They worked so hard to just breakthrough
So, sit back and listen as I name a few
Martin L K Jr. had a dream to unify
Ruby Bridges at six told segregation “Goodbye”
Rosa Parks took a stand by taking a seat
Stacy Abrams vote for equality
Kamala Harris the first to ascend
To a role where women have been absent
Ms. Harris knows how to represent
By becoming the first Black-Asian Vice President
Owee come ona
The next man is the most Americana
He's super duper smart and he's smooth like a Samba
The first black President Barack Obama
Obama Obama
The first black President Barack Obama
Obama Obama
He's super duper smart and he's smooth like a Samba
Obama Obama
The first black President Barack Obama
The Obamas The Obamas
They're super duper smart and they're smooth like a samba
CHORUS
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