Just Trying To Make A Difference By Bob Conga: How Africa Wake Up Came About
Bob Conga, Inspirational Writer.
Bob Conga, Inspirational Writer.
Africa Wake Up came
about working with children at Simmons Recreation Center on Woolston and Walnut
Lane in Phila, PA, with my late head instructor, Mr. Robert Scot who passed
away several years ago.
There were many killings
by the youth, adults, it seemed as though everyone had guns who
were shooting and killing one another. And while watching TV, I realized
that most of the catchy phrases that were being said and even one
commercial they were giving one another high-fives -so right then, something
clicked in my head, and I realized that the people on TV were copying us (
black people ).
That's when the Holy
Spirit began giving me the lyrics to" Africa Wake Up". It was
very clear to me that we have the power, -but by being sleep for soooo many,
many years, stumbling around with blind folders on and not knowing who we
really are.
I just wanted to be a part
of the awareness process of telling our people to wake up, it's time, way over
do for this to happen. Many artist have been a part of this process. Like “Curtis
Mayfield” and the “Last Poets” just to name a few. So that's that, just trying
to make a difference.
Bob Conga
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