My People
Angie Stone, James Ingram
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My people! Yeah! My people! Yeah! The foundation of the United States Rests on the sweat of my people Every enemy of the USA Has had to face my people on the front lines People, my people are dyin' And we see it all the time Don't know where our future would be If he's not here, how do we stay strong? Only we can save us from us Bring about change we will show our people love [Chorus] My people, hold your head up My people, don't get fed up My people rise, my people fight My people do alright My people walk with pride and We're marchin' side by side and My people laugh, my people cry My people ride and die People, my people, keep striving There's a greater master plan We need to know our history We were kings and queens of the greatest dynasty Only we can save us from us Bring about change we will show our people love [Chorus: x2] Who are my people? Dr. Vernon Johns Dr. Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X Bishop Desmond Tutu, Mohammad Ali Sydney Poitier, Quincy Jones Colin Powell, Oprah Winfrey Barrack Obama, Spike Lee Michael Jordan, Venus and Serena Williams Tiger Woods, The Rutgers Women's Basketball Team We are my people, we are the future [Chorus: x2] Harriet Tubman, Shirley Caesar Miss Jane Pittman, Juanita Bynum Maya Angelou, Bishop T.D. Jakes Madam C.J. Walker, Bishop Noel Jones Moms Mabley, Reverend Blake Scott Aretha Franklin, Reverend Jamal Bryant Dorothy Dandridge, Richard Pryor Lena Horn, Samuel Jackson Nancy Wilson, Magic Johnson Mahalia Jackson, Smokey Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson, Nikki Giovanni Adam Clayton Powell, Afeni Shakur The Funk Brothers, Miles Davis Mr. James Brown, 2Pac Bob Marley, Biggie Smalls Billie Holiday, Cathy Hughes Charlie Parker, Betty Shabazz Denzel Washington, Coretta Scott King Morgan Freeman, Angela Davis James Earl Jones, Nat King Cole Curtis Mayfield, Bob Johnson Marvin Gaye, Johnnie Cochran Berry Gordy, Nat Turner Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby Cuba Gooding Jr., **** Gregory Chris Tucker, Langston Hughes Reverend Al Sharpton, Katherine Dandrige Jesse Jackson, Debbie Allen Woo! Gregory Hines Benjamin Zephaniah, Robert Pele Kofi Annan, Luther Vandross Tyler Perry, Wynton Marsalis Zadie Smith, Charles White Pele, Romare Bearden Robert Mugambi, Gordon Parks Omar, John McLean Mariam Makeba, Susan Taylor Soul II Soul, Tom Bail Antwan Fuqua, Damien Marley Trevor McDonald, The Black Stars Angie Stone, Count Basie Duke Ellington, Jackie Robinson Bill Clinton, that's right I said it Y'all know that was the first black man in the White House
Struggling with My People? Become a better singer in 30 days with these videos!
Written by: DUKE ELLINGTON, IDRIS ELBA, BIRDELL FITCH, JAMES ROSS INGRAM, M MCCLAIN, ANGIE STONE
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