From 100% black stallion
to vanilla ice cream cone,
the phenomenal black woman
shall not bear the throne alone.
There's a new stranger in town
that has society on a roll.
Lookout! It's the phenomenal man
who's rising and taking control.
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It's the suave motion in his walk
that you ladies mistook for a twist.
A phenomenal man he is
'cause he's there at your every wish.
It's that diploma or that degree
you mistook for a crack pipe,
erasing the wounds of a bitter history
and adding the soothes of a clean wipe.
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Are black males extinct?
In this society that's a lie
'cause in every city in our world
black phenomenal men shall rise.
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From Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
to the brothers of Omega Psi Phi,
from the peace of Phi Beta Sigma
to the canes of Kappa Alpha Psi,
from the campus of Howard University
to the pride of Texas A & M,
from the rugged street of Krenshaw
to the rugged streets of Harlem.
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Phenomenal men roam God's green Earth
so ladies look as you wish.
You may cross over to other races
but black is always the main dish.
Phenomenal men are making a comeback,
just you wait and see.
From being the white man's burden
to being a black man with a degree.
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It's the broad shoulders on his body
that support a level head.
Extinct? I think not!
Phenomenal men are never dead.
It's the boom in his voice,
the piercing glare in his eyes.
It's the persistent motion of his success
'cause phenominal men are determined to rise.
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There's a new stranger in town
that has society on a roll.
Lookout ladies! It's the phenomenal man,
there to help you rise and take control!
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From the plantation to the corporation,
phenomenal men show their faces.
From purgatory to the laboratory,
phenomenal men come in all races.
But it's the black phenomenal man
that's triumphing over all.
Rising from the word "colored"
that was printed on the wall.
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As God is my witness,
we black men shall prevail.
Making a mighty grand entrance
in which everyone shall hail.
There's a new stranger in town
that has society on a roll.
Stand up and give props to the black phenomenal man,
here to rise and take control.
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LeVoir N. Lewis
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