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“I Am Somebody” By Sabrina Williams
“I Am
Somebody”
By Sabrina Williams
In 1971,
Jesse Jackson proclaimed to the world, “I Am Somebody” by reciting his version
of a poem written by Rev. William Holmes Borders, Sr. During the Black (African American) Civil
Rights era, Rev. Borders Sr. was a powerful activist, leader and pastor of
Wheat Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Rev. Jackson’s version may have been simplified,
yet each word still held the same power and strength as the original one
written in the 1950’s.
With the recent
accomplishments of Common and John Legend, the 50th anniversary of
The March on Selma and the current affairs of our country; I often wonder have
we truly overcome. Beatings, burnings and lynching’s still exist in some
states. Housing and employment discriminations, poverty and unequal education
levels still exist. Today, our government still debates whether Blacks (African
Americans) deserve the right to vote. As
I write this article, in our great nation’s capital hearings and debates are
being held on the Voting Rights Act of 1965. All of this reminds me of those
three little words, “I Am Somebody”!
Regardless
of your race, religion, nationality, or even gender; we all are “Somebody”. We
are the purest form of LIFE, God’s greatest creation. We all were given divine
insight to love and live abundantly. As a child, I experienced this divine
insight for the first time. Today as an adult, this divinity breathes and roams
within my soul. It is the passion that drives me to help others; to motivate
them to see what I see..their full potential.
Life is
filled with twists, turns, ups and downs. We as God’s greatest creations are
“masters of our destiny”! Our divinity is the POWER to break barriers, move
mountains and destroy adversaries.
“Greater is in YOU; than in the world!” so BE Greatness! When others
tell you “No”, do what I do..flip that baby and say “ON”! Where there’s a will;
there is a way! God is the Will so find your way! It won’t be easy but it will
be rewarding!
So stand
tall, head up, feet planted and tell that problem, heartache, pain and
stress…”I Am Somebody because Greater Is In Me Than In The World!”
“I Am Somebody, I Am Somebody! I May Be Poor, But I Am Somebody! I May Be Young But I Am Somebody! I May Be On Welfare, But I Am Somebody! I May Be Small, But I Am Somebody! I May Make A Mistake, But I Am Somebody! My Clothes Are Different, My Face Is
Different, My Hair Is Different But I Am Somebody! I Am Black, Brown, White, I Speak A Different
Language But I Must Be Respected, Protected, Never Rejected! I Am God's Child, I Am Somebody!” – Rev.
Jesse Jackson
