She woke up this morning and couldn’t find a brush for her hair.
He stepped outside and missing was a box for his mail.
And in their home state of Georgia it can get quite hot with no A/C
This, a life without Black inventions you see.
From Benjamin Banneker and his almanacs,
To Garret Morgan and his creation of the gas mask.
From peanut butter and George Washington Carver,
To the straightening comb by Madam C.J. Walker.
With Robert Flemming’s guitar new music forms
And lyrics are written to get through old storms.
In 1923, Mr. Morgan’s traffic light bring order
To Chaotic streets suffering from more than disorder.
Pencils grew tips thanks to J.L. Love
While T.A. Carrington gave birth to the stove.
1867, Alexander Miles soared with his elevator,
Only 20 years later when L.A. Burr constructed the lawn mower.
A life without Black inventions? I could never see.
A life without Black inventions. I’m glad that will never be.
