A CHANGE IS GONNA COME

The Seasons of My Life

I was born in a shotgun house, the first of 5, in
the spring of 1961. The town of Tallulah, LA.,
the American south.
These were the signs of those times, before the
changes came.
Years later, in the season of the Summer,
change came to the South, and America.
After more seasons and changes, my
mother moved us to California. Our
family grew, to include my 3 brothers
I grew up in South Central Los Angeles in the
70's Life was church, cartoons, and siblings
 Winter, Spring and Fall,
school days, but the summer
music and hanging out

• We danced to the music

of Marvin Gaye, Stevie
Wonder and the Jackson
5 later known as the
Jackson; the lead singer
was Michael Jackson.
What we Watched on Television Changed. We
moved on up, met the Evans, and a bigot
named Archie Bunker
 After the riots and turmoil of the 60's
Intergration brought changes to schools and
neighborhoods
 In the late 70's we danced to R&B
Music and Disco
We wore Bell Bottoms and Tube
Tops
• Wearing our tube tops and afro puffs we did
the Funky Chicken and Electric Slide, to the
sounds of Parliament Funkadelic, the
Commodores and Cameo. We would "Shake
our Booties", in our Jordache, Vanderbilt, and
Sassoon Jeans in the day. But by night, we hit
the Disco to the sounds of Saturday Night
Fever, The Bee Gees, and Donna Summer.
We lost mama at the end of the 70's. It
was a long cold winter season for all 5
of us.
The 80's Also Changed Me. I was now mother
to my own son and 4 Siblings
"It's like a jungle, sometimes
it makes me wonder how I
keep from going under"
• The first line, from the first Rap
Song. Released on 12' album, it
spoke to the discontent of the
youth living and growing up in
the Ghetto. Melly Mel, and the
crew, spit rhymes about,
poverty, drug abuse, police
brutality, and the sense of
hopelessness, of those who
lived in those hoods.
The 80's Brought Change to Our Music with
the birth of Rap Music
I survived by Faith. We had more losses, more
cold winter days.
• We lost Petrick, my brother. He and I were very
close, not only in age, but after mama died, we
took care of our younger brothers and baby
sister.
 The 90's Brought Changes to My Family,
and I Started My Career as a Medical Claims
Examiner

• My family grew, I became both a mother again,

and also a grandmother!
Somethings were a long time coming, but they
did arrive, for me
And For Our Country
 Now here we are, still standing!
Many more seasons, many more
changes

• Through all the seasons, all the changes, my

family and my Faith still remains my greatest
joy.