Detroit Youth Choir’s ‘Glory’ pays powerful tribute to John Lewis, Black Lives Matter

(AP) - The 2014 song by Common and John Legend is from the movie “Selma.” The Detroit Youth Choir added lyrics with numerous members of the choir rapping to them.

“If you’re Black and you’re proud, hands up. If you want to make a change, all my leaders stand up. Look, I’m tired of seeing my people on the news, texting my friends hoping they’re OK, too. And ya, we get that all lives matter, but I didn’t get to choose the color of my skin, so how does that matter?”

“Your job is to serve and protect me so where’s the protection? I’m only dying from racism and COVID infections. The more they kill us off, we’re losing our mothers and fathers. When will enough be enough? I shouldn’t be afraid that I’m next to go in handcuffs. It’s time to team up and stop the cruelty. My borders up and I see him walking towards me. Walking, yelling no justice, no peace. Until my people reach equality.”

This music video can be seen on YouTube.