It’s More Than Just A Month

It’s More Than Just A Month

Our ancestor’s history is America’s as well,

With scars amassed when they were forced to set sail.

You see it’s more than just a month.

We must never forget our blazers who set the trail,

Martin Luther King did it in and out of jail.

You see it’s more than just a month.

Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat,

And Claudette Colvin, the first to perform this feat.

You see it’s more than just a month.

Both of these sisters played an important hand,

By sitting down they were taking a stand.

You see it’s more than just a month.

Who would have thought that a person named Little would earn so much respect,

After dropping his slave name and taking on “X”.

You see it’s more than just a month.

And let’s not forget Fred Hampton, a leader unsung,

Maybe there is some truth to “the good die young”.

You see it’s more than just a month.

Slavery is what drove her from her abode,

Which led Harriet to conduct the Underground Railroad.

You see it’s more than just a month.

These soldiers and others have shown us that in order to create change we must confront,

Because Black History is more than just a month.

It is American History!

Villa of Hope would love to thank our Associate Recruiter and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Team Member, Ted Adams, for creating this poem. During Black History Month and every day of the year, we celebrate the diversity of employees, especially our Black and African-American employees who contribute to our mission and vision of being an anti-racist and multicultural organization.