Stop, Stop perpetuating ignorant stereotypes
Stop trying to be a thug or "about that life"
Because you'll never really know
Never know the desperation of those "in the hood"
Never hear the gunshots knowing another soldier died
Never see a dead body or smell blood so thick
So stop pretending 'cuz it ain't cute
Don't look down your nose
Acting like you're better than the rest
Those white people you love so much
See as just another black person
So don't be fooled
Be brave in your blackness, be firm
Do not be deterred by being one of few
Do not let the presence of your white friends
Keep you from talking; Speak loud and proud
Don't let anyone tell you you're not "black enough"
Blackness isn't based on the way you talk
Or the music you love to listen to
It's based on the color reflected in your mirror
THe color that makes people so nervous
The color that cost your ancestors their freedom
For that you are black enough.
