Jenifer Lewis channeled the late poet Maya Angelou by writing a poetic tribute to pop singer Rihanna and rapper Cardi B for refusing to perform during halftime at the Super Bowl in Atlanta in 2019.
In a video uploaded to her Instagram account, Lewis, 61, congratulated the 2 artists for declining an invitation to perform on one of sports’ biggest platforms: the Super Bowl.
“My sincere congratulations to Rihanna and Cardi B for refusing to perform at halftime,” Lewis began.
Then she recited her original composition, entitled “That’s Enough”.
I posted the poem below for those of you who are at work and can’t view the video.
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That’s Enough
By Jenifer Lewis
Everybody check your Soul at the Super Bowl
That’s enough
Take away their fun before they shoot your son
That’s enough
Our ancestors kneeled in the cotton fields
That’s enough!
Whites, Blacks, Jews, we’ve gotta refuse
That’s enough
Get a backbone before a bullet comes down
on the back of your own
That’s enough
Before another hate crime
Be the gladiators of our time
You’re the gladiators of our time
You wanna standing ovation?
Take a knee for the next generation
