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By: Cedric McClester Let me pull your coat to sumthin’ You probably never knew When I say black lives matter White lives matter too As well as law enforcers Who happen to wear blue We say black lives matter Because they rarely do Black lives matter Needs to be expressed Despite the things I’ve said Because nevertheless We have been dehumanized And disrespected, at best Shot down with impunity In ways you’d never guess Black lives matter Has been our battle cry And after all I’ve told you There's no need to ask me why Walk a mile in my shoes Just give it a try And then you'll understand I tell you no lie Black lives matter Because we’re human too But you’d never know it Based on what we’ve been through Brutalized and oppressed By the people who Are sworn to serve and to protect But that’s not what they do Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2017.  All rights reserved.
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Nov 27, 2017
Nov 27, 2017 at 11:43 AM UTC
BLACK LIVES MATTER TOO!
By: Cedric McClester Let me pull your coat to sumthin’ You probably never knew When I say black lives matter White lives matter too As well as law enforcers Who happen to wear blue We say black lives matter Because they rarely do Black lives matter Needs to be expressed Despite the things I’ve said Because nevertheless We have been dehumanized And disrespected, at best Shot down with impunity In ways you’d never guess Black lives matter Has been our battle cry And after all I’ve told you There's no need to ask me why Walk a mile in my shoes Just give it a try And then you'll understand I tell you no lie Black lives matter Because we’re human too But you’d never know it Based on what we’ve been through Brutalized and oppressed By the people who Are sworn to serve and to protect But that’s not what they do Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2017.  All rights reserved.
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Nov 27, 2017
Nov 27, 2017 at 11:43 AM UTC
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