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Two Battles From Muhammed Ali

His name is Muhammed Ali.

He fights with heart and passion.

Two battles run through his body.

His punches are quick with action.

He fights for fame and titles.

He fights for justice and equality.

He defeats his biggest rivals.

The worst of all being America's biggest ideology.

It flows through people's minds only the dark and the wicked.

A disgusting thought of mind.

A voice he has made, a movement he has knitted.

He stands for only what is right.

Only for what needs to be said.

He wants no difference in the color black vs white.

He wants no more black blood shed.

His name is Muhammed Ali.

He fights with heart and passion.

He is one of racism's worst killers, One of it's greatest assassins.

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I made a collage representing the movements and beliefs that inspired Ella Baker. She was a huge advocate for voting rights and believed that voting was the way to freedom. She also helped to established the SNCC, graduated as valedictorian from Shaw University and was a very active member of the civil rights movement. She highly valued educated and worked her whole to ensure equal opportunities for everyone.

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Kathleen Cleaver is a law professor and during the 1960s onward was involved with many civil rights organizations such as the Black Panther and the SNCC. As a young child, her father worked required them to move to many countries such as India, the Philippines, etc. Kathleen graduated from Harvard law.

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Muhammad Ali was a famous boxer from 1950's to the 1980's. He was active in the civil rights movement and worked closely alongside Malcomn X, a leader he considered to be his mentor. Through his incredible boxing skills, he was able to spread the idea of black excellence, and help black americans obtain equality throughout the country.

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Poem about justice, freedom, equality and changes.

the injustice of the past becomes the present

the injustice that remains present despite it being morally wrong

how is it fair when those of lighter color are treated more fairly

when those of lighter color are treated with respect and dignity

especially when those who are lighter of color commit a crime,

the law turns the blind eye

changes that are written on paper don’t matter as much,

changes to the law don’t matter as much because the privileged are not affected

the changes that matter and are needed are us, changing our perspective

inside we are all the same, a beating heart with feelings

those who have fallen because they wanted a new canvas to paint a world free from

oppression and  injustice become the past, may they find solace and peace

today, injustice and oppression of our voices becomes a thing of the past

today, we will all stand together and be the change

today people of color, people of lighter color, will stand together and rise,

for a better world, a better place

Nikki Giovanni has written songs and poems throughout her lifetime, her poems don’t ever rhyme which I tried to incorporate into this poem. She was there throughout when Malcolm X died and Martin Luther King Jr died as well. I believe she would have incorporated her experiences with what she has witnessed herself into her poems and songs, to help people understand what is occurring. Poetry and music became a big part during that time so it would make sense that she would try to be creative and incorporate everything that is happening, injustice, oppression, wanting a taste of equality, into something that white people, those who are privileged, would even stand up and take a stand against the deaths, the oppression, the injustice, the inequality that we face and currently face today. Especially with what has occurred throughout this year, for example with the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter

movement, it would make a huge impact.

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Ella Baker was a civil rights acitivist. She fought to expand black economic power, ensured political,educational equality for certain groups of people that did not have equal rights. Elimnated prejudice against races and organized sit ins and Boycotts. Baker also worked for Martin Luther King to eliminate segregation and encouraged African Americans to vote. She also was a part of freedom rides and joined with different activists from CORE.

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I chose to make a picture collage of important symbols that symbolize

something Important/crucial in Frannie’s life. For example, Franny had a husband and they

adopted two daughters and I chose to draw them. The silhouette of the state of Mississippi

symbolizes her birth and death in Mississippi along with many other crucial events that took

place during the civil rights movement while she lived in Mississippi. Along with the picture of

the grey I chose to draw a human heart and a  breast cancer ribbon that symbolizes that she

was able to battle breast cancer but unfortunately died of heart failure. The symbol of Congress

symbolizes the fact that Aunt Frannie was The first black woman to run for Congress during the

19th century. I chose to draw the voting signs and Ballot Box because she was a very big

Advocate on voting rights and she failed her voting registration test once and went to go take

the second time and she passed it. Frannie was a very influential person during the Civil Rights

Movement.

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Stokely Carmichael: Ready for Revolution

Well here is the tale of an interesting man

The one behind the scenes

He’s ever-so-present-

taught many a lesson

But I doubt you know who I mean.

I speak of a man named Stokely

Or maybe Kwame Ture

Despite his many impacts

He’s rather quite obscure (ay).

He rode for freedom at age 19

But jail would call to him it seemed.

The youngest in the jailhouse block

His spirit never would be shocked.

The guards were cruel and crude

Beating the riders more than could bear

So he called upon a mighty force;

The man right up the stairs.

But I digress

We must progress

There’s much more to this tale

Years later Stokely joined the SNCC

And his talents would unveil

He quickly rose the ranks

Directing groups to fight for right.

But as he’d see

The peaceful plea

With very little might.

In the county of Lowndes

(That the Rooster owned)

Black voters had little a right.

So he formed a group of Panthers

To put up a political fight.

Now a few more years old

And head of the SNCC

His peace-loving ways

Thrown out like a brick

The whites among them

We’re given a kick

And the movement saw a change.

“Freedom”, the cry that was commonly said

Had now put the tired ears to bed

So Stokely cried something new instead

“Black Power” rang through every head.

Then he took a trip

He left the SNCC

And then it came his time-

To rise to power

Of the Panthers;

Minister, first name Prime

But the FBI were on his tail

COINTELPRO would see him jailed

Or killed if their plan didn’t fail

So he fled to Conakry

But his days weren’t done

Out in the sun

Though his goals may have changed

He fought for the rights of West Africans

And also switched his name.

His name now Kwame Ture

Until his dying day

Was known for a certain tagline,

A thing he’d always say

He’d sit at his home

And pick up his phone

And no matter the institution,

Would always start the exact same way;

“Ready for Revolution

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W.E.B. DuBois' main philosophy that in the black community, the educated should get a college degree come back and help the rest of the black community. He was a big believer in the African American community getting education in order to be successful. DuBois set the foundation for black education and set a standard that blacks should go to college.

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My product is a portrait of Angela Davis. She was a very big civil rights activist in the ‘60s and ‘70s. She joined the Black Panther Party and the Communist party in the ‘60s. She is a great advocate for black power and embracing black pride. Today, the black community is still embracing that pride and strength.