Yesterday was a good day as Temple University hosted a sit down with playwright/poet and author Ntzaka Shang and Oz Scott about the creation of For Colored Girls the stage play. It was very inspirational and warming as you hear the story and understood the joy in making it. Producer/ director Lee Richardson was the host and poet/playwright professor Tamikka Williams presented her with a plaque from the mayor to celebrate the 40 year anniversary of the play.
A drummers hymn will always bring life to you
a drummers hymn will always bring life to you
Listen to the beat as it resides in you
Listen to your ancestors as they talk to you
A drummers hymn will always bring life into you
A drummers hymn will always bring life into you
Listen to the cry of children coming through
Listen as your people make a war cries
They are crying
Little girls are crying
As they scream in anger still wondering why someone wanted to burn them behind church walls
Listen as little boys cry out to you
He wonders why they hung him when he did nothing special all
Listen to the drum
Their spiritual is dance rides callus tips
Listen to the percussion as it is the little voices asking why
Listen as its tap are little voices wondering why
A drummers hymn will always bring life to you
A drummers hymn will always bring life to you
Listen to the beat as it resides in you
Listen to your ancestors as they talk through you
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