There was more to Gil Scott Heron than just revolutions. There is a relevance to his poetry that even the staunchest of pigs cannot shake. He didn't write for black folks, he wrote AT black folks. He wrote to white people not believing they'd hear him, but hoping.
Hear him they did, and the Man has done everything in his power to delegitimize everything about him, turning him into a sideshow, a freak, a joke.
Are you laughing too?
Do yourself a favor and accept this Gil Scott-Heron slap in the face.
You deserve it.
Everyone deserves it.
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