by Nikki Giovanni
(For HRB)
We went there to confer
On the possibility of
Blackness
And the inevitability of
Revolution
We talked about
Black leaders
And Black Love
We talked about
Women
And Black men
No doubt many important
Resolutions
Were passed
As we climbed Malcolm’s ladder
But the most
Valid of them
All was that
Rap chose me
Last updated May 16, 2023