"when a black man walks think of it as a masterpiece, a beautiful song that you may only hear once, cherish it, you may never hear it again" ,,, powerful poem
@Femi Ricky but not till anybody else. And self hate is taught just line self love. White people hate everybody not white. Wanting to be as pure as tyre title but dirtier than the color of my skin. Before you races were still just for sport. After the whole world is suffering. And what you call it when a white person kills a family member, best friend, stranger who looks like them? Same thing you say about us you do far worse than us. Only good at deception and lies. Everything good is always some thing bad and anything bad is always something good. Triggered were you. Even without the gun it's easy to pull when you see the truth you hate to ok at. I'm not to blame say the murder still holding the gun. Getting mad over facts where they do that at? AMERICA. I don't blame you. If my leaders and family and friends were savages if be mad too.
After every killing of a black man in America, I find myself coming back to this. Here we are in 2020 and this is still a huge problem in America. I’m exhausted.
Heart ripped out of my chest with her words of truth. I pray for all of the beautiful black men in my life that they may live to be very old happy men.
@@scott6504 Bravely ? like seriously you think crying tears of blood while Jesus prayed 'Let this cup pass from me,' that nigga was having second thoughts and am sure you cant cry tears of blood without sh*ting urself !!
I AM DONE!!! OMG!!!! 💪🏾👋🏾 Only two places for this beautiful poem from this QUEEN: MY CONSCIOUSNESS AND SHARE WITH OTHER BROTHERS AND SISTERS-FAMILY!!! 💪🏾👋🏾💪🏾👋🏾💪🏾👋🏾!
Some of the comments saddened me as I realized we distrust each other. My Ancestral memory will always lead me to love a Black Man. Black Men, please remember we are in this fight together. We must heal together. We love you. If anyone denies your greatness then they are not of your tribe. Keep your heads up. It's all love. We are love.
@@alwaysblack6480 Black Man, be patient because we're out there. We are all trying to heal from the PTSD colonialism and all the other '-isms' that our people has been "blessed" with. There's nothing better and greater than us loving each other. It will come, of that I'm sure. Blessings on your journey!
@Ann Yes Black woman, I sense the pain but there are a lot of lost souls out there (Black Men and women alike). I have met some great Black men who still love Black women. I have met black women who throw their hurts on Black men too. "Hurt people, hurt people." It is time for healing and self reflection. It is time to love. Everyone won't love the way you do (not your tribe).
@Nickaela Nicholson, sis your words are poetic and rings true. That brought tears to my eyes. We need to continue to LOVE and PRAISE these brothers. Thank you for your encouraging words👑💚👑❤👑🖤
Nickaela Nicholson I really appreciate your positivity!❤️ I’m definitely a black woman who has nothing but love for black men! I love y’all!❤️ Keep healing and growing and we’ll get there.
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The way she uses her voice throughout the poem is so wonderfully executed. I don’t know how to describe aside from that it always caught my attention, she didn’t even need it to keep me locked on the screen but she did it anyway adding so much more to the performance. You can see her passion about the topic she talks about. And to mention the topics she hit oh my goodness! It’s about racism yes but it manages to hit the biggest and smallest parts of it all. Like how a black man is walking scared he will get shot or worse and the white woman clutch their purses. It hits the largest and tiniest bits of racism that are experienced everyday by black men. (Obviously there was more things she talked about and did wonderfully but I don’t want this comment to be even longer.) This was truly amazing!!!! Keep it up with your amazing work
Love it, love it, love it. I can tell you for a fact people look nervous when I walk in the room. Women have grabbed their purses when they saw me, so I grabbed my wallet and returned the look. Only to be met with confused faces. I have been told that when I walk in a room everyone stairs at me. I can relate to this poem. I even remember my mother screaming run Kev run as I raced. When I joined the corps I could still hear my mom yelling run Kev run while I was training.
How many years later I found this and I felt every word this sister spoke as me myself a blak man in these lands of America or this world to that matter. I walk into a space and the 👀 I get. It hurts at times because I was not raised in that but I have no choice to live in that. I love myself but this world sometimes WOW
The most amazing delivery and imagery! The way she uses her words and voice is incredible. First saw this 7 years ago and I still return to watch this.
Oh my sistah did yo' thang in Truth of our "Black Man Walking"... I'm Snapp Clapping my fingers hard smiling with tears in my eyes😂your words touched my ears. Blessings Shalom 🦋
This gave me CHILLS!!!! I heard my granny voice in this. She is 96 years old. The stories she used to tell about her growing up. Her reaction when she when she saw Barack Obama made it to the White House . She cried so hard. OMG I cried just by watching her teardrops of joy.
Phenomenal sista!!!! I'd teared and then the snot came! This is legitimately the hardest portrayal of the Black Man, I have ever heard! Thank you for being so raw!
And I had this one little tear in my little black eyes, almost run down fragile but bravely . Thank u sista., I am a beautiful song they shld cherish, they might not hear me again. I feel u..., so deep indeed. I ve to watch again. Coz I'm inspired even more.
My whole body is pins and needles. Her delivery was spectacular. She is a visionary and I can't even put together the words to give this piece appropriate accolades
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"When a black man walks... he aint got time to walk" *goosebumps*
LMFAOFF
One of the dopest lines in the poem
"They die like they expect to." this sister just brought tears to my eyes
Same here
it's fuckin insanity
That line was like a helicopter flying too low... it went over my head but I still felt it 😂
4 years later and I had the same reaction😢
That went really deep into my hear to.
"when a black man walks think of it as a masterpiece, a beautiful song that you may only hear once, cherish it, you may never hear it again" ,,, powerful poem
"If only bullets could kill racism, poverty, and the traumas of slavery." That line gave me goosebumps from head to toe.
@1000 Subscribers With No Videos black people n no
@Femi Ricky but not till anybody else. And self hate is taught just line self love. White people hate everybody not white. Wanting to be as pure as tyre title but dirtier than the color of my skin. Before you races were still just for sport. After the whole world is suffering. And what you call it when a white person kills a family member, best friend, stranger who looks like them? Same thing you say about us you do far worse than us. Only good at deception and lies. Everything good is always some thing bad and anything bad is always something good. Triggered were you. Even without the gun it's easy to pull when you see the truth you hate to ok at. I'm not to blame say the murder still holding the gun. Getting mad over facts where they do that at? AMERICA. I don't blame you. If my leaders and family and friends were savages if be mad too.
I don’t wanna hear no other Poem after this. I keep coming back for more ❤ Love Love and More Love. Who still listening in 2025?
After every killing of a black man in America, I find myself coming back to this. Here we are in 2020 and this is still a huge problem in America. I’m exhausted.
Me too sis
Here we are in 2022 and nothing is changed.
July 6 2024 Sonia Massey was shot in the face, in her own home after calling 911 and reporting a prowler outside of her home RIP 😢
Wow... the delivery was amazing.
speechless... I definitely won't look at a black man walk the same.
praise it baby girl
The same goes for black women, except it's even worse
@@gabriellameattray9778 fuck off
@@onyxosiren8475 nah. Everyone knows the most disrespected person in America is the black woman
@@princejay9661 your obviously a black woman troll lol
"They die like they expect to." Need more of her. She reminds me of Nina Simone.
"It's cool that her babies will have nappy hair even though she does not know how to comb it" so true, I always think about this
The black man is a powerful force, unstoppable like rushing water overflowing the earth with personality and an authoritive presence. ❤
As a blackman that is 6"6' I know what she is saying. IT'S THE TRUTH. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVRYONE.
This is for all black men so who cares about height. It's not about the size of the dog in the fight, it's about the size of the fight in the dog.
@@Azraeluchiha999 most of yall r quite tall though, but I get the point
@@Azraeluchiha999he probably meant ppl assume he’s more dangerous cuz of his height
Heart ripped out of my chest with her words of truth. I pray for all of the beautiful black men in my life that they may live to be very old happy men.
Only If the majority of black women thought like you.......
@Shar White I appreciate your comment. You're beautiful too. Thanks for brightening my day!
"when a black man walks, everyday he is like jesus; paranoid of crucifixtion."
Jesus walked bravely, difference.
@@scott6504 he felt fear during his final nights tho
@@scott6504 Bravely ? like seriously you think crying tears of blood while Jesus prayed 'Let this cup pass from me,' that nigga was having second thoughts and am sure you cant cry tears of blood without sh*ting urself !!
EARS TO HEAR is this verse I dropped look for this comment by ONEKBABY it's the very last comment
@@scott6504
Ditto! Though he experienced physiological response as anyone in the flesh in this life experiences!
The power in her delivery... This is everything.
oh Jesus her stage presence her voice her emotion this is like poetic porn this is beautiful thank you for sharing it live
She said cherish the footsteps of the black man… you may never hear that song again. Powerful!
this brought goosebumps to my skin and tears to my eyes
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This gives me strength.
I think it carries a particular beauty and perspective, being delivered by a woman. Amazing.
I AM DONE!!! OMG!!!! 💪🏾👋🏾 Only two places for this beautiful poem from this QUEEN: MY CONSCIOUSNESS AND SHARE WITH OTHER BROTHERS AND SISTERS-FAMILY!!! 💪🏾👋🏾💪🏾👋🏾💪🏾👋🏾!
This hits harder now. With every single death.
After 9yrs I'm back here to cry my eyes out again
I just got here I’m weeping . This is amazing
I love the line "they are the calm and the storm"
Some of the comments saddened me as I realized we distrust each other. My Ancestral memory will always lead me to love a Black Man. Black Men, please remember we are in this fight together. We must heal together. We love you. If anyone denies your greatness then they are not of your tribe. Keep your heads up. It's all love. We are love.
@Nickaela Nicholson Thank you Queen. We definitely need more blk women like you. We love you too!
@@alwaysblack6480 Black Man, be patient because we're out there. We are all trying to heal from the PTSD colonialism and all the other '-isms' that our people has been "blessed" with. There's nothing better and greater than us loving each other. It will come, of that I'm sure. Blessings on your journey!
@Ann Yes Black woman, I sense the pain but there are a lot of lost souls out there (Black Men and women alike). I have met some great Black men who still love Black women. I have met black women who throw their hurts on Black men too. "Hurt people, hurt people." It is time for healing and self reflection. It is time to love. Everyone won't love the way you do (not your tribe).
@Nickaela Nicholson, sis your words are poetic and rings true. That brought tears to my eyes. We need to continue to LOVE and PRAISE these brothers. Thank you for your encouraging words👑💚👑❤👑🖤
Nickaela Nicholson I really appreciate your positivity!❤️ I’m definitely a black woman who has nothing but love for black men! I love y’all!❤️ Keep healing and growing and we’ll get there.
I'm speechless. I tried to think of words but I couldnt.
powerful and excellent poem!! black men are like masterpieces all in them is energy! hermosos hombres , siempre que veo uno lo admiro!!
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So many nails hit.... Chills over chills, resisted tears.. sn-When a Black woman walks anyone?
I love y’all Black Kings ❤
*Wow. This is extremely touching*
A list my sediments exactly
I always come back to this poem. I think it might be the best I’ve ever heard.
Brought tears to my eyes😢🏆🏆
I keep coming back to listen to her talk about me and my brothers!!!
Totally brilliant. Still in Forever will remain a black man. Great poetry sister I commend you.
I love the line when she said listen to orchestra playing beneath his feet, pay attention to the vibrations when he walks into a room
I hardly comment on UA-cam videos, I'm usually reading but this poem always moves my soul anytime I listen..
Thanks for listening
I came here again 😊
"When a black man walks..think of it as a beautiful song, cherish it or you may never hear it again"🙌🏼
who dislikes these videos and WHY?! how can you dislike something so perfect
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Wwwaaooowww this is just PERFECT 🤩 LIKE I AM SOO MOVED right now. Shalom shalom Sis
This is the most POWERFUL piece I have heard in a long time!
This is an anthem. We ALL need to hear this. Magnificent.
I luv this ....she spoke from the spirit of our ancestors !!!!
I rarely cry, but lord above the emotions i felt listening to this poem. I laughed, I cried and felt deep profound anger.
The way she uses her voice throughout the poem is so wonderfully executed. I don’t know how to describe aside from that it always caught my attention, she didn’t even need it to keep me locked on the screen but she did it anyway adding so much more to the performance. You can see her passion about the topic she talks about. And to mention the topics she hit oh my goodness! It’s about racism yes but it manages to hit the biggest and smallest parts of it all. Like how a black man is walking scared he will get shot or worse and the white woman clutch their purses. It hits the largest and tiniest bits of racism that are experienced everyday by black men. (Obviously there was more things she talked about and did wonderfully but I don’t want this comment to be even longer.)
This was truly amazing!!!! Keep it up with your amazing work
Always seen the beauty in the way a black man walks so this brought me joy
Wooooooooooow now that was a poem I hung onto every word this is one of my favourite poems !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SHE DID THAT!!! she told them ALL THE THINGS!!
"Don't let the white chalk lines find me."
Thank you, Neiel Israel. What a flawless performance, with a message everybody needs to listen to.
10th time watching. Never gets old. I'll be back for more amazingness!
Eye just found this sista today and 5yrs later this post is still POWERFUL
The TRUTH usually IS.
This is the best poem about black men i have ever heard....i got choked up by how powerful her words were
I have never cried before at hearing a poem. I guess there are new things under the sun.
Love it, love it, love it. I can tell you for a fact people look nervous when I walk in the room. Women have grabbed their purses when they saw me, so I grabbed my wallet and returned the look. Only to be met with confused faces. I have been told that when I walk in a room everyone stairs at me. I can relate to this poem. I even remember my mother screaming run Kev run as I raced. When I joined the corps I could still hear my mom yelling run Kev run while I was training.
so sorry that was your experience :(
A powerful performance and and important message. Thank you.
How many years later I found this and I felt every word this sister spoke as me myself a blak man in these lands of America or this world to that matter. I walk into a space and the 👀 I get. It hurts at times because I was not raised in that but I have no choice to live in that. I love myself but this world sometimes WOW
One week listen to this every morning
Very, very powerful. Nobody knows the pain of others until they walk in the same shoes. Thank you for sharing. ♥️
So true!
Hearing this from our sista just makes it mean so much more, and that more valuable. Thank you.
Sister it's good for ONCE to hear something positive about BLACK men. May God ride with you..
One of my favorite poems ever! Here in 2019😩🙌🏾
9 years later...we still out here walking sister Israel (with PRIDE i must add)....GETTING THOSE 40 ACRES.. .sending that African love👋👋🤗
The most amazing delivery and imagery! The way she uses her words and voice is incredible. First saw this 7 years ago and I still return to watch this.
Oh my sistah did yo' thang in Truth of our "Black Man Walking"...
I'm Snapp Clapping my fingers hard smiling with tears in my eyes😂your words touched my ears. Blessings
Shalom 🦋
You can hear the ancient reverence she has for Black men in her voice.
Black men, I love y'all (and the way y'all walk).
Leander Miller we love you!
In real life no black women shows this love
@@jamrockjamrockjamrock3106 because it doesn’t exist
Paying attention. This was powerful
how she performs this always gets me
God damn that was powerful!! Messiah Neiel!!
Heavenly Sista spoken TRUTH. When a Black Woman talks LISTEN to Her. Ms Israel Thank You
This gave me CHILLS!!!! I heard my granny voice in this. She is 96 years old. The stories she used to tell about her growing up. Her reaction when she when she saw Barack Obama made it to the White House . She cried so hard. OMG I cried just by watching her teardrops of joy.
Goosebumps lined my arms and legs, then the tears came. This is incredibly moving
Took my breath away...
I love this i love it a thousand times
Phenomenal sista!!!! I'd teared and then the snot came! This is legitimately the hardest portrayal of the Black Man, I have ever heard! Thank you for being so raw!
the level of talent, the level of truth, the level of perfection..
I would never forget this poem
I love ma black man...stay strong blessed and keep pushing 👊🏿👊🏿❤
And I had this one little tear in my little black eyes, almost run down fragile but bravely . Thank u sista., I am a beautiful song they shld cherish, they might not hear me again. I feel u..., so deep indeed.
I ve to watch again.
Coz I'm inspired even more.
Intention of her delivery and originality is undeniable.
I am feeling powerful after hearing this. It's like I hear it for the first time every time. Speak it sister!
As a melanoid male this poem spoke to me.
The WAY I love this poem!
Chills down my spine. Chills!
My GOODNESS Black Man Walk Humbly 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
With you all the way...much needed now more than ever before! ❤❤❤
One of tha best. 🙌🏾
Absolutely beautiful, she really captured when a Black man walks.
I am the Calm and he storm, Prayers are within my walk.chills
This is the strongest thing I have ever come across.
Poem put tears to my eye's. Damn
My Brothers in spite of all these things we still gotta save this world,thanks sista you are the most!
Cleezy Brown the only world we have to worry about is the world of black people AKA Israel
My whole body is pins and needles. Her delivery was spectacular. She is a visionary and I can't even put together the words to give this piece appropriate accolades
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the most beautiful poem I have ever heard!!!!!!!
I find myself speechless. Beautiful, haunting, sad and captivating.
Intense and beautiful
Thank you, miss Israel. I feel strength by your words, I feel courage.
another great black spiritual woman among many, supa sista is great!
this woman has a wonderful voice. i wanna sit and listen to her sing to jazz piano
Wow!!!! I'm in awe of her ✊ Look at the conviction in her face & the 🔥🔥in her eyes! Hell yeaa this is what I love 2 see, STRONG SISTERS ✊ ...