Before Rosa Parks refused to budge on a bus, She fought for D.C. streetcars to make room for us Battled for women’s rights and an end to slavery Made lots of cash with her autobiography Met with Abe Lincoln before he got wacked by Booth It’s not fiction. Her name is Sojourner…. TRUTH
Before M-L King won the Nobel prize The award went to this United Nations guy He bargained a peace deal between Arabs and Jews And served in the war department during World War two His 40-plus degrees should give you a hunch He goes by the name of Dr. Ralph Johnson… BUNCHE
Before Aretha brought soul to the inauguration She mixed blues and jazz music with her religion The swearing-in vocalist for President J-F-K The most popular gospel singer of her day Hearing her perform was pure satisfaction First name Mahalia, and the last name is… JACKSON
Before Guion Bluford was the first Black in space He ventured to the world’s most icy, cold place Touring the planet was his number one goal And he beat all the white guys to the North Pole In history books his name barely gets a mention. This explorer is called Mathew A… HENSON
Before Carl Lewis won medals for hurdles and sprints
He was the fastest dude at the Olympics in 1936 For 25 years no one could jump quite as long He proved Hitler’s theories were just all wrong Magnetic personality and his style, never messy The “O” is for Owens and the first name is…
JESSE Before Oprah and Gail hit the radio dialHer prudish paranoia made listeners smile Flashing her floppies left judges begging for more That’s why she’s the winner of a Gracie Award A 10 pound baby that triggers childbirth nightmares to this very day She’s my baby, Ramona of Harris and…. HOLLOWAY
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