You see Martin Luther King is dead and Huey Newton is not. And Malcolm X is dead and Bobby Seale is not. And Vernon Jordan was shot. The thing that revolutionaries, or even people who want to claim they're revolutionaries, often forget is that it doesn't make no difference what kind of wardrobe you wear, and if you speak up about Black people doing better you just risked your life.
You see Martin Luther King is dead and Huey Newton is not. And Malcolm X is dead and Bobby Seale is not. And Vernon Jordan was shot. The thing that r… - Gil Scott-Heron
You see Martin Luther King is dead and Huey Newton is not. And Malcolm X is dead and Bobby Seale is not. And Vernon Jordan was shot. The thing that r…
- Gil Scott-Heron
America .. the international Jekyll and Hyde ... the land of a thousand disguises, sneaks up on you but rarely surprises - Gil Scott-Heron
America .. the international Jekyll and Hyde ... the land of a thousand disguises, sneaks up on you but rarely surprises
You will not be able to stay home, brother./You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out./You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and s… - Gil Scott-Heron
You will not be able to stay home, brother./You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out./You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and s…
A good poet feels what his community feels. Like if you stub your toe, the rest of your body hurts. - Gil Scott-Heron
A good poet feels what his community feels. Like if you stub your toe, the rest of your body hurts.
The first revolution is when you change your mind - Gil Scott-Heron
The first revolution is when you change your mind
Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something. - Gil Scott-Heron
Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.
Everything that's bad for you catches on too quickly in America, because that's the easiest thing to get people to invest in, the pursuits that are e… - Gil Scott-Heron
Everything that's bad for you catches on too quickly in America, because that's the easiest thing to get people to invest in, the pursuits that are e…
I am a black man dedicated to expression; expression of the joy and pride of blackness. I consider myself neither poet, composer, or musician. These … - Gil Scott-Heron
I am a black man dedicated to expression; expression of the joy and pride of blackness. I consider myself neither poet, composer, or musician. These …
I've always had questions about what it meant to be a protester, to be in the minority. Are the people who are trying to find peace, who are trying t… - Gil Scott-Heron
I've always had questions about what it meant to be a protester, to be in the minority. Are the people who are trying to find peace, who are trying t…
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