Mustafa Santiago Ali
Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali is the Executive Vice President of Conservation & Justice for the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), former Interim Chief of Programs at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), and Instructor at American University. He is the Founder and CEO of Revitalization Strategies. He also serves as a commissioner for The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). He is an award-winning writer and poet focused on social justice. Dr. Ali is frequently seen on television, including appearances on MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, VICE, FUSE, BET, National Geographic, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and Democracy NOW! Mustafa is also a regular guest on Roland Martin Unfiltered, Black News Channel, Tavis Smiley Show, The Dean Obeidallah Show, and many others…
Editor's Note: This poem is the 105th in our Democracy and Hope Series. This series will highlight hopeful aspects about our Democracy using various genres including poems
they ask us what color is courage— we say: the hue of our mothers’ hands pullin’ dreams from dry soil, the fire in our throats when silence got too holy to hold.
trump be a sermon of shadows, preachin’ fear in a language that poisons mirrors, makes you doubt your own breath.
he call it strength but we done seen strength in calloused palms voting on empty stomachs. seen it in folk who got more hope than they got rent.
kamala don’t whisper no lies. she say: courage ain’t perfect— it wobbles. it bleeds. but it walks forward anyway. it marches in Memphis. votes in Selma. rises in Brooklyn with a baby on its hip.
america, you got two tongues but only one choice: a future built from the marrow of the brave or a grave dug with the spade of fear.
stand up. speak the trembling truth. we the heartbeat this nation been waitin’ for. ©️MustafaSantiagoAli
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