What shall we be called? We are not n******gs Not all of us are ignorant We are all human Not less than What shall we be called? Though my skin is Negro I am not one We are not just black Our skin comes in colors Only the rainbow knows What shall we be called?
We are not colored That applies to anybody with a tan We are not African-Americans That does not hold us We live all over And nationality does not control us What shall we be called? Coon, pickananny, spook That is not us Pain and shame Is not our name