We are jet black, blue black, dark brown, brown skinned, medium brown, pecan brown, light-skinned, fair skinned, redbone, but we are definitely FAMILY!! Our love, roots, ancestry, and support for each other bind us together as one. We are hard working people, and we are achievers!
We have prepared ourselves for opportunities. We are ball players, cooks & chefs, dietitians, administrators, secretaries, insurance agents, preachers, singers, and dancers. We are hard working people, and we are achievers!
We made it past segregation. We've been hurried and hassled; laid off and fired; discouraged and downtrodden. We've provided an unpaid service to this country by serving others first, and ourselves last. We are college students, contractors, caregivers, babysitters, journalists, salesmen, hospital & textile technicians. We are dreamers, creators, leaders, and doers. We are hard working people, and we are achievers!
On a scale from one to ten, we are 100!! We are the Gambles, McCoys, and the McEachins. We are hard working people, and we are achievers!
Written and adapted by Mary "Pickle" Williams from "Who are We?" by James Weldon Johnson. |
