Watts prophets what is a man

Knowing our youth are confronted with issues of racism, poverty and violence, the Watts Prophet encourages teens to gain deeper understanding of themselves and their community through art and literature.

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To advance public awareness, and involvement in the practices and issues of contemporary literary arts. Providing a challenging program of events which stress new work and diversity, offering a content for literature and the arts; fostering a community for the exchange of challenging ideas and nurturing of discussion and new collaboration and cross fertilization between writers and those working in the other artistic disciplines and fields.

In addition, using literature and the literary arts to enhance education and increase lite. The Watts Prophets. The Last Poets. Sadat X. Curtis Mayfield. Salaam Remi. Gil Scott-Heron. Grand Puba. Lyrics Artists add. I looked at the moon so full and bright And then at the fireplace, when it's flickering light And realize why this world will never be right Then I threw another log on the fire Inside these four walls, I am a king But beyond that door, it doesn't mean a thing I pay all my dues, till I have only a portion of membership in world happiness And my blood runs freely in Vietnam So I threw another log on the fire Why do you insist on keeping us caged?

You know all that does is intensify rage The word knowledge sees the time And all power to the people! Power to the people! Then I threw another log on the fire Putting us in a cage was a mistake All that did was intensify hate Now? Except however in Vietnam Where every dead black man is a credit to his race Eh, as long as he remembers his place So I threw another log on the fire Quit to put pencil to paper, it can wait What's right must explain before it's too late The flames are at their peaks now, can't wait Too many broken promises Too many black babies asking "Why?

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