When the revolution comes – The Last Poets (1970) d1239
The cost of revolution is 360 degreesUnderstand the cycle that never ends
Mississippi goddam – Nina Simone (1964) d1237
But that’s just the trouble‘Do it slow’Desegregation‘Do it slow’Mass participation‘Do it slow’Reunification‘Do it slow’Do things gradually‘Do it slow’But bring more tragedy‘Do it slow’
Harder than you think – Public Enemy (2007) d1236
Check the facts, expose those catsWho pose as heroes and take advantage of blacksYour government’s gangster, so cut the crapA war going on so where y’all at?“Fight the Power” comes great responsibility‘F the Police’ but who’s stopping you from killing me?
One love – Elle Varner (2014) d1235
But who’s to say that we can’t change and give one love, one love to everyone And who decides that its not the time, to give one love, one love to everyone
Walking in the snow – Run the Jewels (2020) d1234
And every day on evening news they feed you fear for freeAnd you so numb you watch the cops choke out a man like meAnd ’til my voice goes from a shriek to whisper, “I can’t breathe”And you sit there in the house on couch and watch it on TV
Get up, stand up – Bob Marley & the Wailers (1973) d1233
You can fool some people sometimesBut you can’t fool all the people all the timeSo now we see the light (What you gonna do?)We gonna stand up for our rights! (Yeah, yeah, yeah!)
My petition – Jill Scott (2004) d1232
You say you mean good for meBut you don’t do itYou say you have a plan but you just don’t go through with itYou say you know the way to goAnd I should followBut all of your empty promisesLeave me hollow
Sowing the seeds of love – Tears for Fears (1989) d1231
High time we made a standAnd shook up the views of the common man
I’m a woman (I’m a backbone) Rufus & Chaka Khan (1974) d1230
Understand you will not see me downBoth of my feet are on the ground
