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establishes and deepens important keys about the diverse Afro-Cuban religious beliefs . For closing the workshop , an artist of Spoken Word , Andrei Mendoza Mira , a . k . a . Papa Goza , from the project Di .
Verso , which is also encouraged by the CIR , brought excitement to the dialogue with the song It ’ s a phrase . The lyrics denounces racism and simultaneously enhances the self-esteem of the black subject .
Listen to the phrase Then they say you ’ re angry , and you become black Then they say you ’ re black , and you get angry John Doe does not advance because he thinks like a black ! The White has a brain and the Black has only a dick Excuse me for the phrase , thereafter I get angry if I they say I ’ m black , But I get blacker when I am really angry because of something The White had brain to enslave the blacks And there are still dogs biting black flesh . That ’ s why I get angry , don ’ t you see that I am becoming blacker ? And it ' s not because they say I ’ m black that I get angry Go see in the penitentiaries how blacks and whites are , Paying in confinement a past mistake And there , if they get angry , the white and blacks boys , They will be treated like dogs and they will be equal , Because those who had betrayed are no longer blacks or whites . Dark skin is inmate ; clearer skin is only a convicted . Thus , I feel angry , so that they can see I ' m black And I compare some place in Cerro with The Beach or Vedado , And Siboney or Jaimanitas with The Cuevita or Guanabo , And you will see that the black resides where the white has left from , But I ' m still black , and woe betide the person who gets angry . If they find it annoying , I ’ m glad ; I ’ m black , but not lazy I defend what I do , I hold on to my dark skin , And they can call me nigger , and I will never get angry . It is just a phrase
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