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I don’t know if these hands will be Rosa’ or Ruby’s.  Once. My father was a baby and here he is a man.  They said that Thomas Woodson expected more from us.  You could go just about anywhere.  They hold on to There even as the snow begins to fall.  A reminder of the deep green South.

The meaning of my poem talks about how change can be a big part of anyone’s life it also talks about expectations in life.

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All because you matter-Andrew Anim-Sackey

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The words and pictures coming together like sweet jam on toast

But did you know that you do

Did you know sun waves,calm like ocean waves

Making room for your people

On the day the universe was created

You mattered

There will be time when you question your place in the universe

What kind of name is that

You will question if you,your  work,and effort matter.

All because you mattered

We mattered

And always will

chose these poem lines because it describes very well how the reader is thinking and what is going on in his mind. He is a young black boy who is growing up in times where people who look just like him are getting abused mentally hurt and shot everyday. He wants to know how to fit in,how to be like everyone else. As in the text it says “

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Get Rich or Die Tryin - Brandon AmedranoR.

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Get Rich or Die Tryin - Brandon AmedranoR.

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Taught by the streets,

Lived by the streets,

Learned by the streets,

Loved by the streets,

Hated by the streets,

And, many of us have married by the streets;

The cluster of phobia into my maturity,

That is why I do not respect the gun in your pocket today.

This explains basically 50 Cent’s life with the streets he lived on. He was taught, raised, loved by them but also had problems and hate with them. He grew up somewhere dangerous at the time and it helped him get through with life and where he is now, while he also used his phobias to overcome them themselves (maturing, etc.). 50 Cent shows a great story of no matter how low you are there is always an uprise somewhere no matter how difficult it is to achieve.

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Woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom

Stayed having confidence no matter what

I never had a chance as others had

Living in bad conditions is bad

So bad that folks talk, So what!

Walking and talking with my mind stayed on freedom

Theres no royal blood a’coursing through my veins

No great family background for me remains

I don't care what people say!

IM DETERMINED TO BE SOMEBODY, SOMEDAY.

The deeper meaning of this poem is that different events happen in innocent black people's lives and they are determined to make a change about their rights. Some innocent black people are killed or ether in prison for wrongful accusations. In bad conditions, people talk and accuse of them doing bad things and tell the police to arrest them without even knowing what's happening in that person's life. Innocent people who have goals are gonna achieve them and are determined to be somebody, someday.

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By day, the young parks loved to wander through the pine level woodlands.

Why should we feel threatened? We’re not breaking the law.

Why do you push us around?

Parks traveled often throughout Alabama to interview the victims of segregation.

Are you going to stand up ?

No

Well, I’m going to have you arrested

You may do that.

Parks was at the head of the March where she belonged, Side by Side with Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King JR.

It’s over, Ralph

We won.

What this means at least to me, is to not give up. Even if things don’t seem like they’ll change, they will. It’ll take time, patience, and sanity to be able to see that change though,  and when that change finally comes, it’ll feel like a brand new part of the world has opened up for you, and you’ll finally be able to embrace that change that you’ve been hoping for and waiting for.

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You can accomplish anything in life if you really put your mind to it- Skylah Isaacs.

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You can accomplish anything in life if you really put your mind to it- Skylah Isaacs.

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I kind of keep my personality in my pocket alot.

It may be odd to consider now.

Back then things may have been one way.

But they are different now.

Coming of the success has brought to be a long way.

But things were harder than they were today.

I have fought for many opportunities, but I never thought the fame would be one of them.

I try so hard to become something I would have never though I would become.

I picked these lines to form my poem because it shows that you can achieve anything you dream of. Chris rock never thought that he would become famous but he worked hard to achieve his goals. He started small with barely anything and he grew up to be one the most known/successful celebrities for his accomplishments. Chris Rock is basically an example of reaching your goals even if you think you might not achieve it. If you work hard enough, you never know what might happen.

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Always believe in your self -Hailey Hobson 

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Venus smiles while proving herself at her first professional match in 1994
Venus did not disappoint her audience
Serena approached her matches with confidence
Richard proudly cheers on his own two daughters with signs and smiles
Venus Serena Williams were destined to become tennis players even before  they were born
I never really think i'm going to lose so I don't get nervous really Serna said
Luck has nothing to do with it
Life is a challenge  but that's the best parts
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does
I was the ghetto cinderella

The deeper meaning is to never let anything that anyone says get to you and to do what you want and to do what you are best at. Always have confidence in yourself. The sisters strived to be on national Tv and to be the best at tennis even if people disliked them because of their color and how others wanted them to fail. As they said when “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does” is saying that you can still reach your dream and what you want even though people try to discourage you and do not support your dream. I chose those lines from the book because it shows that they know and they want you to know to believe in yourself and have confidence that you could do anything if you put your mind to it. From the sisters' story we have an example and prove that if we really try hard we can achieve anything.

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Micheal Jackson: King of Pop-Eileen Palaguachi

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Micheal Jackson: King of Pop-Eileen Palaguachi

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He was shy as a boy and a teenage; life in the spotlight was often frightening to him

A glimpse of what was ahead for Micheal as a solo artist

“I’ll  never forget that night, because when I opened my eyes at the end, people were on their feet applauding.”

Leaving only one Jackson- Micheal-alone in the spot light

Jackson was one of the most famous people in the world.

He clearly shined bright

He had one clear goal

Although the success and fame came at a price,

Micheal Jackson's star was shooting toward the stratosphere.

His name, face, and music soon be known worldwide.

I chose these lines to put in this poem because it shows how he felt while in the spotlight and how quickly he was brought into it at a young age and managed to make a name for himself all by himself. He overcome his fear and he tried his hardest to get where he was as Micheal Jackson.

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Daniel Hale Williams The Hero of the heart -John Rebaza 

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Daniel Hale Williams The Hero of the heart -John Rebaza 

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First African-American cardiologist

Father died of tuberculosis

Had to move away to Maryland cause he had no family

Worked in a college with only 3 other African Americans

Graduated from college with an M.D

Daniel Williams grow to treat any back and white patients

Dr. Williams practiced during an era when racism and discrimination prohibited African Americans from being admitted to hospitals and denied black doctors employment on hospital staff

Became the first surgeon to perform open heart surgery

He was considered a porringer heart surgeon chief

Decided to pursue his education

I chose these lines because it shows how he achieved his goal. It shows how even after his father had passed away and lived in a time of racism and a time of discrimination he got to where he wanted to be. These lines also show how he has achieved what he wanted to, it shows that he has reached past his goal and that anything is possible. This is what the deeper meaning was and it is important to know that he has lived through a lot and nothing stopped him coming getting what he wanted to achieve.

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He always needed lots of attention

Wherever we lived, he was always making pictures

He always loved those color pencils, and he’d fiddle around to choose the right color

He only had 1 string

He  could really make that string talk

They made playing music seem like the best thing in the world

They wouldn’t let me have anything to do with music

They tell you what you are interested in and you don't have any choice

People would say, if you don't get a job you’ll starve to death

But I didn't want to take a job outside of music

I just sat there and thought to myself, there’s got to be a catch here

It was only time he was like that

The deeper meaning into this poem is to explain how fast time goes, and as time flies by you the harder and how much pressure goes on in life.  This should teach others how this is your life and how other people shouldn't tell you what not to do or to do. Also to do what you like to do and if anyone brings anything negative towards it shouldn't bring you done for whatever it is you believe you'll achieve. This poem seems to show how people judge and could just be harsh when you have an opinion, because everyone has a different opinion and people get judged everyday.

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Giving Up is not an Answer - Aramiz Carrillo 

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Giving Up is not an Answer - Aramiz Carrillo 

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Jackie Robinson
Black baseball players could not play for the Major League Baseball teams .

They had to travel in public busses to play in the National Negro Baseball league .

The money was far less than major leagues received .

Six months after Jack was born , his father left for good .

The neighborhood was mostly white and one day a white neighbor said  racial slurs to jack .

Jackie Robinson ignored incidents of racism  .

Money was always short at the Robinsons .

He disliked studying and hard labor .

He joined a group of boys his age called “pepper street gang “.

First African American to play in the major league baseball.

The deeper meaning to this is that life can be really tough sometimes and there might be times where you might want to give up but there is always light at the end of the tunnel . Jack dedicated a lot of effort into being a baseball player and he deserved it . He had a really horrible childhood and racism was still a big thing back then so that is why  Jack really is a good person to look forward to .

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He was only 14 by an 8th Grade Student- ZiaryHunter

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He was only 14 by an 8th Grade Student- ZiaryHunter

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Emmet Till never planned to be the catalyst for the civil rights movement

Mississippi had no intention of changing his ways that no negro life was really safe

that the federal government was either powerless as it claimed or simply unwilling to step in to erase this blot on the nation's reputation for decency and justice

For other blacks living in Chicago life was markedly better than it was in the south racial violence was relatively rare

Lack of recorded testimony from anyone other than Carolyn Bryant and with the various accounts of what came to be known as the “wolf whistle”

A long fuse had been lit and it would smoke for three days before it finally ignited an explosion and violent reaction on a fourteen-year-old boy

“Is this the right boy”

That was the last time Mose Wright saw Emmett Till alive

The deeper meaning of this poem is understanding how cruel the world can be. Emmet Till was only a little boy who lived in Chicago visiting his cousins. Emmet was unaware of the cruelty that went on in the south, Emmet was only a 14-year-old boy living his life, and he never expected to be the face of a civil rights movement. Till’s beating was so horrifying his mother barely recognized his face. No one will truly know what really happened to Emmet Till. Currently, in 2023 we are still seeking justice for Emmet Till.

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Richard Allen: A Great Man - Max Humala        

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If true greatness consists in that self-sacrificing heroism

and devotion which makes a man insensible and indifferent

to deny himself of all for the sake of others, and for the elevation

and advancement of others, without a single promise of reward

I was awakened and brought to see myself, poor, wretched

and undone, and without the mercy of God must be lost

for the plain and simple gospel suits best for any people

a Methodist preacher, an outspoken advocate of racial equality

and a founder of the African Methodist Church

one of the largest independent African American denominations

we say, if these constitute greatness, then Richard Allen

the first bishop of the AME church, was great

The deeper meaning behind this poem was why Richard Allen was a great man and how he worked hard to tell others what he believed in and how he inspired others. Why i chose these lines are that they tell us why he was a great man and what he did in his life time.

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Williams-Garcia, Rita. Gone Crazy in Alabama. Scholastic Inc, 2016.

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Black and proud

Black and loud
Power to the people

None of that black power stuff in Alabama

She cut me off as if she knew what was on my mind.

You girls have some mouths on you

Maybe it was how Mrs. half jokingly said,

“The slaves have been freed, Delphine.

Maybe it was three years’ worth of dread.

I could feel things bubbling up inside of me.

The real answer was so we could see our mother

When the census came around, my mama told them

to put ‘colored’ for our household.

She was so dark they put ‘Negro”, because black was

the only color they saw in her.”

The true meaning of this poem is to show what people go through. I had chosen these lines because Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern had gone to Alabama to visit their great-grandmother, before they left they were informed that they couldn't say anything they wanted. The dad had told them that in Alabama, they had “eyes” on them because they’re black and he let them get it out of their system so they wouldn’t say stuff like that there. Even their stepmother makes racially motivated jokes, talking about freeing slaves. They were bothered but what were they able to do about it? It even mentioned what happened with their mother when they had labeled her as ‘Negro’ instead of ‘colored’ because they only looked at how dark she was and instantly labeled her. From Rita’s background, she had wanted to make this book so she could display the roles of the children in the Black Panther Movement; she had based the characters on her friends and her sister(s).That was a movement that should've been remembered.

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The most gifted instrumentalist of all time
Freakish talent

Revolutionized rock like no other

Because no one can match his genius

Vainly attempt to emulate him
A horde of guitarists have challenged him

A constant search for truth

Stylistic eccentricities

It must have felt like a force of nature to hear him play

His entire body was united with his music

I made my Found Poem on Jimi Hendrix. My poem explains his legacy. The first few lines are about how he's recognized as an artist. Other people try to recreate his music but can never match his greatness. The last four lines explain how his music was to himself and other people.

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"Not just surviving...but thriving with passion and kindness"- Laila B

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"Not just surviving...but thriving with passion and kindness"- Laila B

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“I hadn't so much forgot as I couldn’t bring myself to remember”

Young, introspective, sensitive

A sexually abused little girl traumatized into silence

Unwed, teenage mother, teacher, and civil rights activist

For much of the time other things seemed too important

Perhaps there was too much she wanted to forget

She began to write her own story

Like all great literature her story moves from the individual to the general

“I accept that we human beings are more alike than unalike”

The story of her own survival

Not just surviving…but thriving with passion and compassion and kindness

The deeper meaning of this found poem is the story of Maya Angelou’s life. Maya Angelou didn’t have a childhood like any other child. When I wrote this poem, I wanted the focus of it to be the strength she had growing up and how it let her to be where she is today. I think Maya angelou is a huge inspiration because her past helped her become strong enough to overcome anything. I chose to do this poem about Maya Angelou because she stood up for herself and didn’t let people silence her anymore even when it was really hard. I felt like that is really inspirational and reading about her past and looking at where she is at today, I feel is worth bringing attention to.

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A powerful speaker, he dared to voice his frightening observations about race and problems in America.

Black and white folks feared and even hated him

Some people saw him as a hero, someone who was unafraid to tell it how it was

Willing to stand up and fight for black equality and power

The state and local laws  required whites and blacks to be segregated

Riding out at night

Dressed in white sheets and hoods

They burned schools,homes, and churches

The Ku Klux Klan was especially powerful

It was in flames

White men had put his family’s house to flames

Escaped in time without realization

(Haley, Alex. The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Grove Press, 1965)This poem is about how Malcolm along with his family got his house set on fire by white men while he was inside. He spoke up for other black people and was hated on by many people. This was a dangerous choice considering the KKK and the racism going on back then. He was very courageous and helped many people.

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Shaquille O'Neal No Expections - Stefania Kalampaka

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“I have no expectations, '' he said before his first game as a professional.

“I have no expectations. I don't believe in pressure. I don't worry about anything”.

If I am able to do it then I'll do it.

I was running wild and playing ball.

His parents would yell at him to be proud of who he was and stand tall.

The family moved around so much that he never even got to have a best friend.

But that moving around helped make Shaquille tougher.

It made him learn to adapt to different things all the time.

“Thank goodness I had two parents that loved me enough to stay in my case.”

“The world has too many followers and not enough leaders.”

“Shaq became the leader on the court, especially in practice where he worked hard.

“ I have no expectations”

The deeper meaning of this poem is to never give up no matter where you come from, or what your background is. Shaquille O’Neal grew up poor in Newark, New Jersey. He would get in a lot of fights and move around a lot.  He was soon put into an Army camp with his family. That was the first time he ever played basketball.  Growing up his dad signed him up at a boy's basketball league where they saw how talented of a player he was. He had great communication skills and big respect for everyone on the court.  At Shaquille's first-ever professional basketball game, he said “ I have no expectations”  he wanted to explore things himself and not put pressure on what everyone else would think. This poem talks about his life as a basketball player and his background.

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Mae Jemison always reached for the stars.
The woman Mae Jemison had a dream; she wanted to go to space.
She knew she wanted to go to space.
Now the time was right,
The times were changing.
Mae Jemison always reached for the stars.
She served many people,
Saved many lives,
Jemison’s dream was at least a year away.
She didn’t have to be told.
Mae Jemison always reached for the stars.
The woman Mae Jemison had a dream.
Finally Jemison was assigned to a mission,
She was going to space.
Never let anyone rob you of your imagination,
It’s your life to do what you can with it.
Mae Jemison, the black woman who went into space.
Jemison made it.
Mae Jemison always reached for the stars.

The deeper meaning of this poem is to always reach for your dreams, even when people are trying to stop you. Mae Jemison was the first black woman to ever go to space but it didn’t come to her easily. Mae Jemison reached for her dreams, went to school, as well as pursuing many other jobs. She never let anyone tell her what she could and couldn’t do. Mae is a perfect example of why you should never give up no matter what, and no matter how many times you fall down. She's an inspiration for many people and will forever inspire me as well as other people to reach for something more.

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Witness to history:Civil Rights-Luke Bridges

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Witness to history:Civil Rights-Luke Bridges

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Slavery has existed in different forms throughout history.

Segregation must be stopped.

It must be broken down.

The only thing they could do to me was kill me.

Promote equality of rights.

Eradicate race prejudice among the citizens.

The black panthers urged African Americans to withdraw from white society.

The communities that remained became isolated.

African Americans still suffer from inequality.

Resistance is in our marrow as black people.

This deeper meaning to this poem is to fight for what's right. In my black history book, I have read and learned about different things in African American history that I did not know before. Slavery was a big component in history that was not needed. Slavery was in multiple countries such as Great Britain, China, Egypt, and Russia which lasted for over 200 years. African Americans have been fighting for freedom for many years and hundreds of activists have taken a stand as well. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his speech, Jo Ann Robinson has talked about how she feels about inequality, and many other activists have inspired many African Americans including me.We are still not fully free to this day but we have come a long way and still have a long way to go.

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Duke Ellington | The Man of Jazz & Music - Emmanuel D

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Duke Ellington | The Man of Jazz & Music - Emmanuel D

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You’ve go to find some way of saying it without saying it.

A man is a god in ruins.

There is two kinds of worries- those you can do something about and those you can’t; Don’t spend any time on the latter.

A Problem is a chance for you to do your best.

Fate is being kind to me; Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous or too young.

I don’t need time;What I need is a deadline.

If it sounds good,It is good

It doesn’t mean a thing if you ain’t got that swing

The meaning of my poem is how music leads people to do their best but to me I like listening to music and which when I listen to music I look back at these quotes which one of them being “If it sounds good, it is good”. As some of the other lines may not lead to music they do help lead to motivation while  referring to the quote “A problems is a chance for you do the best”  which this  quote is telling me that if I were to do bad on one test I have the chance to do best on the next one. The great artist of music Duke ellington has many words to say or many quotes all of them come with different meanings and these could impact or help people in different ways. I chose Duke Ellington because his words are very powerful and lead people to thrive and achieve many things.

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Reaching for the Moon - Chrismarie Matos Minaya

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Reaching for the Moon - Chrismarie Matos Minaya

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It’s not every day you wake up with a mission on your mind
I had a mission and I was determined to accomplish it

Even though I was only four years old, I told my plan to my Mama

I walked ninety-seven steps to the front door of the school, then used all my weight to open it wide enough to let myself in

I loved to learn so much that going to school alone wasn’t enough

Most days I would walk back home from school with the other kids

Once you understand the background of any idea, you can figure any problem out for yourself

Math had always come easily to me

I may have been only four, but I could understand everything

I chose these specific lines because I feel it describes how much she loved school. Even though she was really young, she could easily comprehend things. Many people judged her since she was a woman and black but she proved people wrong every single time. She loved everything she did and I admire that because she was doing something that she has always loved as a child. That’s why I feel these specific lines could show how much she loved doing what she does best.

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Chadwick Boseman l A legacy that will never be forgotten - camilla vargas 

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Chadwick Boseman l A legacy that will never be forgotten - camilla vargas 

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In august the world  gasped with grief when the star chadwick boseman passed.

He was a young man with an awe inspiring legacy

When he walked into a room there was warmth

Hearts empty because they couldn't see him

And hearts full of the loved he shared

He made the world a better place

A true fighter, Chadwick preserved through it all

A true warrior is who you were staying true to your god given

You will be missed in a physical sense but your legacy will never die

R.I.P Chadwick Boseman.

I chose this as a poem because he was an actor that i loved and that i could look up to.I loved watching him in movies and knew that he was a great person and he was a great actor. He was a human rights activist who wanted to make a change in the world. You could see how many people really loved him.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Artist     Maquelle J.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Artist     Maquelle J.

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A little boy dreams of being a famous artist

He refuses to sleep until he has created a masterpiece

Sloppy , ugly, and sometimes weird, but somehow beautiful

Images enchant Jean-Michel’s mind

Art is the street game of little children

A concrete jungle where only the tough survive
“When I am a famous artist”

With powerful color composition and line

While sounds and images jump into his mind

Jean-Michel’s body heals, but his heart breaks

The place of honor is his mother’s, a queen on a throne

The energy and life of the city

radiant , wild, a genius child

He is now a famous artist

The lines in the poem represent the life of Jean-Michel and how he became an artist. The world he lived in was filled with color and his mind saw color different than most. The line where is says “With powerful color composition and line

While sounds and images jump into his mind” this meant that when people just saw a wall Jean-Michel saw art in all forms. Even when his mom got sick he didn’t give up because if he did he wouldn’t be who he is today.

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The Power of Determination. - Lealisse Garth

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The Power of Determination. - Lealisse Garth

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Everybody has dreams.

Some we hold in our hearts.

One man’s dream was heard across the nation.

“I woke up this morning with my mind set on freedom.”

Their fight was called the civil rights movements.

United, they walked together.

Some were silent,determined,intent, yet hopeful.

Martin has one of the strongest voices for civil rights.

He said no one is free until everyone is.

Now his dream lives forever in the hearts and minds of people everywhere.

The deeper meaning of this poem is to have determination and right for what’s right. This poem points out the determination black Americans had during the civil rights movement. Telling this, it is also giving appreciation to Dr. Martin Luther King jr and the things he did to right for not only his but the black communities rights. Pointing out quotes like “I woke up this morning with my mind set on freedom.” and He said no one is free until everyone is Show his determination and one of the reasons he meant so much in the civil rights movement and to the black community.

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Michael Jordan On and Off the Court- Sam 

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“Even after all he accomplished, he was still determined to improve”
“I think Michael just willed himself to grow”
His talent, leadership, and work ethic helped ignite the dream team's chemistry”
“When I first saw him,he jumped out at me because of his athleticism and competitiveness”
“To Jordan, it didn’t matter, practice was just as important as a game”
“We couldn’t believe how good he was as a sophomore”

I chose these lines because These lines represent Michael Jordan's game and his personality. For example The line “We couldn't believe how good he was as a sophomore”shows that he was really good at basketball and “His talent, leadership and work ethic helped ignite the dream team’s chemistry” shows that his personality is being a leader. She is an important person of history because is The Greatest basketball player of all time and he his also apart of charities like The Boys and girls club,UNCF, Special Olympics and many other charities

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Friends tell me trouble is coming.

I want to slip the skin of this life.

Just start over.

They will always come for me and I will always succumb.

He’s in no apparent hurry

. As if it would inspire me to stay.

This isn’t how Philbert looks like when he’s mad.
It's how he looks when he's sad,but mad about it.

The reason that I picked these lines was because they really stood out to me out of all the other lines. If i had to choose a favorite i would choose “Friends tell me trouble is coming”. This is my favorite because I can tell what he is just from this phrase. It tells me that He is fearless, tough and only cares about himself. Another reason why I choose these lines is because it talks to me more than the other lines. All of these lines tell me a fact about him and the others don't . Many of the lines tell me his personality and others tell me about his thoughts and many things. I can relate to X a lot because we have a lot of things in common.X is a really fearless guy but also a caring guy about the people that he loves like his foster family. There are many reasons why I chose X as my person to do research to buy. I got all the lines and quotes from the book “A Novel” by ILYASAH SHABAZZ. I did not only choose this book because it was about X but because I was attracted to this clever person and the cover of the book.

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Take a chance to know the person before you judge a person — that goes with anybody, not just me,
you could've superseded any thoughts that you could have, We can’t change the world unless we change ourselves. I wonder if I died, would tears come to her eyes? Forgive me for my disrespect, forgive me for my lies. Birthdays were the worst days, now we sip champagne when we're thirsty. Stay far from timid, only make moves when your heart’s in it, and live the phrase ‘sky’s the limit. Never let them know your next move. If you don’t love yourself, I’ll make you see your own heart. As I leave my competition respirator style, climb the ladder to success escalator style. I would never wish death on nobody, ’cause there ain’t no coming back from that. Learn to treat life to the best, and put stress to rest. You know very well who you are, don’t let them hold you down, reach for the stars.

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Maya Angelou| A Poet's Weapon is Her Words - Sanaa Wright

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Maya Angelou| A Poet's Weapon is Her Words - Sanaa Wright

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"It may be that Mr. Clinton asked me to write the inaugural poem because he understood that I am the kind of person who really does bring people together."
She wanted to say something that spoke to everyone.
"You may have the grace to look up and out,"
Despite the warmth of her new home, Marguerite felt abandoned by her parents.
It was a feeling that would haunt her throughout her childhood.
"Even after the slow drag of years, I remember the sense of fear which filled in my mouth with hot, dry air, and made my body light."
In silence, the voiceless girl would discover the power of words.
She would also find a rare ability to understand the rhythm and meaning of life.
"It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning."

The deeper meaning of this poem not only describes Maya Angelou’s childhood in the past but also describes how words can truly be used as a weapon. Maya Angelou used her very own words to protect herself from danger. Those very words made her feel even more protected than ever. She realized that her voice could provide a simple message to the world. The reason why I chose these lines is that they sounded very poetic and very passionate. The poem I made almost would look like one of her poems that she would write. From her life story, we can learn that words from our voice can be more powerful when spoken.

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Coretta Scott King: In the shadows - lucy g 

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Coretta Scott King: In the shadows - lucy g 

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“I was always there.”

She was involved in more politics than he was.

She has been trapped behind that veil. ‘

“So they will never understand Coretta.

He held back, fearing criticism, but she did not.”

She rallied support.

Dreamy and beautiful helpmate.

She did more than protect her husbands legacy.

“I realized how important it was for me to stand with Martin.”

I chose these lines because I think that they describe and tell the story about what Coretta Scott King went through, and how she was always involved in everything but no one really noticed her because they were all blinded by Martin.

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In her lifetime, Mae Jemison has accomplished incredible feats.

Mae Jemison has never given in to self doubt .

In the summer of 1968 Mae Jemison was 12 years old.

It was the year that Martin Luther King jr ,an important leader of the civil rights movement,was shot.

“I want to be a scientist”

Mae accomplished her childhood goal.

Without stopping to dwell on the obstacles that blocked her path.

Mae Jemison the first African American woman in space.

I chose these lines because it shows how confident she is. She did everything she could to fulfill  her dream of being the first African American woman in space. I can relate to this because I am also confident and will not let anything get in the way of my dream of being on Broadway.

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Angela Davis
I am a champion, now and forever

Lies will hurt me but I will move past them

One thousand and One nights full of hope and despair

I need to stay strong is what I say to myself

I buried my anger deep inside

I need to find the beauty in myself

Never rest till you get to the top

For every women, that cries herself to sleep

This is for every women, who’s scared of being hurt
You left me broken

You left me shattered

I was afraid and alone

and you didn't give a second thought

I won’t let you hold me back anymore

I need to find beauty in myself now and forever

This is my life

And you can’t take what’s mine
You have to find beauty in yourself before anything else

I chose these lines because I feel like they best show everything she went through and how much of good influence she was on other people especially women.She showed people that it's okay to be afraid but you have to move past that and overcome your fears.She did many things that made other people think she was such a good influence. I chose to do her because not many people know her and I feel that it is important that they learn at least a little bit about her because it will show how much good she did with her life.She was a very important Civil Activist because she decided to do something good with her life and make a change in the world.