Cynthia Lankford's Page

I am not going to compromise
Nor will I any longer sit back and allow you to point my direction
I live in freedom

The freedom that my ancestors never tasted
That my grandmother moaned about in her sleep and my grandfather set the pattern for

I obtained the prize so sought after by the ripped, grueling pain of flesh tearing
And the hot red blood of my people

My people saw me in their eyes and heard the victorious roar of my free speech in their ears
As they persevered with faith in their heart… Continue

You have to want to be a wife. To become the greatest treasure that man could ever find besides the hand of our Lord.

Greater than all the earth’s wealth is that a wife must know that she is. Once that Godly glory sets in your heart, then you will stop settling for less than you deserve. A man will know that he will definitely need to be on the A-list, have the A-game and on-call when it comes to approaching you.

Now all of us women want that to happen now don’t we? A real man, please somebody… Continue

The putrid thoughts buried deep within your soul of
Lies, defeat, deceit and ignorance

Pictures and motions of beatings, lynchings and rapes
Covered with historical mendacity that’s meant to bring acceptance

Acceptance to a war that has never ended
What is truly the longest war ever fought?

The one that ruptures the fabric of my people’s of dignity, equality and power.
A war that continues to grow in strength – are we as a people nurturing the beast?

Deciding that where we came from is not n… Continue