On the African Colors | Sojourners

On the African Colors

I am thankful for my heart...
as red
I am thankful for my Black people...
as black
I am thankful for grass...
as green

Cheleta Tuckson was an intuitive 9-year-old who attended Harrison Elementary School when this poem appeared.

Sojourners Magazine July 1993
This appears in the July 1993 issue of Sojourners