One of our own, Dominique Hazzard (Class of 2012, Wellesley College), has written and recorded a rap about the combining process in the anti-racist movement.

Rap Lyrics:

“Combo”

DJ Domo
Combining movements
We gotta put the pieces together ya’ll

We got the feminists, ecologists, the anti-racist activists
The co-ops and the union fights, LGBTQ for basic rights
All alone they work to accomplish their goals
When instead they could transform as a unified whole

Women aren’t the same they can be lesbian poor
The poor can be women, working class and more
And we are all affected by environmental degradation
Specially women, those of color, and developing nations

As human beings naturally we want to be connected
So groups serving those who are doubly affected
By oppression should come together, work as one
Incorporate each other’s principles til the battle is won

(Chorus)
Economists say mo chedda mo betta
But it’s really mo betta when we all work together
Economists say mo chedda mo betta
But it’s really mo betta when we all work together

The anti-racist movement is no exception
Gave environmental ideals a warm reception
Since e racism was hurting their peeps
NAACP made e justice a priority

(Chorus)

MLK Jr. was assassinated
Empowering union strikers who were getting jaded
He knew we need more than racial equality
So he worked for Memphis to recognize AFSCME

(Chorus)

Civil rights and feminism have a long way to go
In major civil rights orgs sexism still flows
Top killer of young black women is domestic homicide
But black male privilege is slowly being recognized

The NAACP has WIN
It’s certainly a good place to begin
Combining so black women don’t have to choose
Between their race and their gender cause then… well we all lose

(Chorus)

Some call it Gaia
Some say a Movements of Movements
All I know is, it’s part of solidarity
Solidarity ya’ll
The solidarity economy
Yeah
DJ Domo

 

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References:

“Fields of Expertise.” National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. http://www.naacp.org/legal/expertise/. Accessed 4 April 2010.

“Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial.” American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. http://www.afscme.org/about/mlk-memorial.cfm. Accessed 4 April 2010.

West, Carolyn M. Black Women and Intimate Partner Violence: New Directions for Research. http://www.drcarolynwest.com/Portals/187/Black%20women%20and%20intimate%20partner%20violence.pdf. 2004. Accessed 4 April 2010.

“Women in the NAACP.” National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. http://www.naacp.org/programs/women/. Accessed 4 April 2010.

Woods, Jewel. The Black Male Privilege Checklist. http://jewelwoods.com/node/9. 2008. Accessed 4 April 2010.