I am an African My skin is black My hair is black I am black I take pride in my blackness For my colour is not a badge Of shame, but an identity, Yes black is my identify Africa is my identity I am the sonΒ Β of the black soil, A soil rich in history And blessed with diverse cultures Each unique in their own way, I am an African Africa a nation of the oppressed But slowly rising to conquer And claim what is theirs From the oppressors, Yes the sleeping sons of Jacob Are rising,Β Β slowly realising Their potential as nation , Yes my fellow Africans are rising The black nation is on its knees I'm a proud african, Africa my roots Africa my identity Africa my ancestral land Africa my home Africa is who i am I am African