We Rise but Still Fighting

Through the struggles
Of so many years
We have arisen
African American people
No longer receiving
Our purchased food from the back
Today we proudly walk
Head held high through the front
Becoming what we want
Overfilling our needs
No longer women dream
Business entrepreneurs
Million dollar checks they're receiving
Yes
Black people we are booming
But unfortunately
A lot of us
Still fight with poverty
Black on black killings
And police brutality
Loved ones locked up
Fathers gone
Single mothers being strong
Raising future generations
All on their own
For we still fighting
To overcome the darkness
Placed on us many many years ago