You wearing big brass map of Africa
Owner of ancient wisdom of Oshogbo
Word warrior, mambo from Ougadougah
Clever trickster from the dog gone Dogon
Nkisi of the village of Brooklyn
Oba of Medgar Evers
Keeper of Youngblood clan
Swiftest of the long distance runners
Owner of "Black Man's Burden"
Oh you of Ki-kongo mask
Yoruba's benevolent one
Oh you, a grandmother's freedom dance
Oh you, carrying green bag of fresh thoughts

Oh you, who heard the thunder
Oh you, who saw the lightning
This is the morning of your dreams
This is the morning of our dreams.

After Ted Joans