Mother Pan Africa

Martin Luther King Jr., to you I write my last letter.

Ruby Bridges, you have crossed bridges .

James Baldwin, your words have articulated our fight for freedom.

Oprah, you have shown me all that is possible.

Tupac Shakur, real eyes, realize, real lies

Michael B. Jordan, you have taught me artistic integrity.

Diahann Carroll, you have paved the way for women like me.

Hosea Williams, as they say, the one who feels it knows it.

Spike Lee, there is nothing like one of your joints to tell a story loud!

Audre Lorde, your fight was for ALL black lives

Nelson Mandela, you are the answer to change.

Beyoncé, thank you for telling us just how beautiful we are.

Langston Hughes, I am so tired of waiting...

Toni Morrison, the brownest eye holds treasure far too rich.

Ava Duvernay, you hold in one hand a mirror and in the other a wand.

Booker T. Washington, you taught us that knowledge is power.

Rosa Parks, only with tenacity comes change.

Roy Wilkins, your lifework has taught me the power in leadership.

Lorraine Hansberry, what happens to a dream deferred?