Yes we can
Rise up as a nation and stand proud
Yes you can
Know that your destiny is your own
Yes you can
Finally feel free in a country that keeps you prisoner in your own skin
Yes you can
Wear that armor of different hues with pride
Yes you can
Have a vision for the future that always seemed grim
Yes you can
Shed the shackles of racism and rise
Yes you can
Declare your victory with your head held high
Yes. You. Can
YES WE CAN
Patricia A. Ralph is a successful poet, artist and community activist. She graduated from Pace University with a BBA in Labor Management Relations.
Ms. Ralph founded the East Flatbush Artists Development Project to give the youth of East Flatbush an opportunity to express themselves through art and poetry. A grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council allowed her to conduct a series of free art and poetry workshops.
She has also successfully self-published, copy-written and distributed her collection of love poems entitled “I Love You Because…” In addition, she designed and produced her own line of wearable art.
She is presently working on another collection of poems.