Black is a color

I'm African American nothing else Don't categorize me as "black" because that's a color Since before those history books mention My kind has been tortured I've been manipulated to allow u to call me a color When you hear the words green, red or even yellow You respond with that's a color So why is it okay for u to call me Black? We all know black is a color So don't call me ANYTHING other then my name My mom named me what she named me So address me by my name  Don't call me a color Call me by my name Don't kill me sir Gve me a chance Give me a chance at life Give me a chance to survive Give me a chance at showing u I'm not just a color I'm a human being,  I'm a American I bleed the same color u do When we die im being buried n the same dirt as u On the real I'm sick of pissing the world off Just to get my point across If you don't know our name call me ma'am and call him sir  Call us by our names not the names we were given on this universe I'm sick of being murdered because I'm "black" I'm sick of being  labeled as a "convict " because I'm "black" Because I'm far from one Since I'm labeled as " black" the system refuses to applaud me for The good I've done Don't get me wrong I don't  need your approval But I'm tired of seeing the negative thoughts about my kind When will u broadcast the good I'm not black that's a color Martin Luther King I applaud him He was a strong man he was a Colored activist I refuse to stand for the statue of liberty Because that song supports slavery  so it won't get support from me How I truly feel I'm afraid to say Because when u are labeled as a color your opinion will be the reason u see a early grave I'm African American nothing less I'm not black, nor am I Brown I'm not a color I'm I'm African American Don't call me Black  black is a color