Patricia Smith is a poet, educator, author, spoken word artist, and playwright. In this segment, she discusses the opportunities we have daily with language power.
Young, gifted, and black
Oh what a lovely precious dream.
To be young, gifted, and black
Open your heart to what I mean.
In the whole world you know
There’s a million boys... TO BE YOUNG GIFTED, AND BLACK by Weldon J. Irvine, Jr.