Sunni Patterson - We Made It

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    Sunni Patterson Def Poetry Jam Performance. Both inspirational and moving. We have not yet invented words to describe this womens talent. A true god send.

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  • @Jesusgurl11
    @Jesusgurl11 7 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    It sounds like a hip hop song, but it's slavery at its peak. That's the hardest line I've ever heard.

    • @KiambuX
      @KiambuX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I had to revisit this joint. 😭

    • @daniellem1840
      @daniellem1840 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@KiambuX 2022 here

    • @KiambuX
      @KiambuX 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Man.....🔥💯.

  • @RandomPersonette
    @RandomPersonette 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    "It ain't just burnin' in Mississippi, Hell is hot wherever you be." After all these years this poem still hits hard.

    • @amandabarber4134
      @amandabarber4134 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      More people incarcerated in Louisiana RIGHT NOW, per capita than any place on this earth.

  • @yaonpointtip
    @yaonpointtip 5 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    She literally looks like a goddess

    • @lonnier7793
      @lonnier7793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Literally.

    • @readingsbycali1997
      @readingsbycali1997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She is a goddess.

    • @ogko7077
      @ogko7077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She really does and I can only imagine what the energy is like when meeting her in person

  • @Queenbrieee
    @Queenbrieee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    *"Cause death don't come in vain. Not for us to remain enslaved or our spirits to remain in cages. It comes so we might be courageous to fulfill our obligation to our God of all creation...."* 💕🙏🏽

  • @stevenalex6969
    @stevenalex6969 9 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    Damn that sister is deep , sunni is a good name for her because she has definitely shined light no us all

    • @stevenalex6969
      @stevenalex6969 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She's really incredible, said an done.

  • @Lovemeup8
    @Lovemeup8 10 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    I didn't notice I was holding my breath until it was over, gave me chills

  • @dannybrown1416
    @dannybrown1416 7 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    I have watched this over and over again and I get bathed in goosebumps every single time... deep words, nicely interwoven, yet dripping with memories of a painful past and a scarred present.

  • @sayitloud3237
    @sayitloud3237 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Still listening in 2019✊🏾👏🏾

  • @bayouboy97
    @bayouboy97 17 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I've been knowing Sunni since junior highschool she does have alot to say, but the best part is that she is so sweet. Always have been

  • @wizardofahhhhhhz
    @wizardofahhhhhhz 15 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I have the pleasure of knowing Sunni in real life and she's an amazing woman as well as poet. We have shared many stages together and I am still left in awe after all of this time. I'm just happy the rest of the world finally got a chance to hear what we in New Orleans have been hearing for years.

  • @ewunikeaminata
    @ewunikeaminata 8 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Sunni Patterson is a national treasure!

    • @yofavsw
      @yofavsw 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ewunikeaminata

  • @djbitches
    @djbitches 14 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    That was a very powerful poem, i like how her tone and emotional delivery match the tone of the vivid imagery she uses. Her words take the audience on a dark journey through tragic moments in black history from the the horrors of Jim Crow South to the tragedy of police brutality today, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Malcom X the death and imprisonment of black revolutionaries and the inhumanity of the slave trade....our freedom was paid for with the blood of our ancestors

  • @johndavidson3600
    @johndavidson3600 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My friend in college performed this for the National Speech and Debate competition and she won the championship. Such an amazing poem.

  • @NaturalDivineGoddess
    @NaturalDivineGoddess 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Quarantine with Sunni Patterson ANYONE?? 🎧

  • @joshuacordero3989
    @joshuacordero3989 8 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    we need you now more than ever Sunni Patterson

  • @jerijahbarriere9263
    @jerijahbarriere9263 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    She was my 5th grade teach ✊🏾

  • @JimmyGray
    @JimmyGray 10 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I remember Sunni from my spoken word days in New Orleans around early 2000's. She was killin it back then and still is. We used to spit with a group of poets in a group called Pizazz which im sure is not around anymore. Respect to real spitters and to my dirty south family. One.

    • @hendeeandnewton
      @hendeeandnewton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jimmy Gray Tru Bru Cafe every Friday night!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

  • @IMJOHNNYDAFOX
    @IMJOHNNYDAFOX 15 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This woman is light years ahead of so many poets. She's definitely in her own lane. What a breath of fresh air!!! Beauty and brains; what an awesome combination...

  • @BrandonInTheCity
    @BrandonInTheCity 17 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love this video. I literally watch it everyday. She has mastered the art of story telling and has truly allowed her consciousness to ascend to a higher level of learning. She raises so many valid points.

  • @timray4988
    @timray4988 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I bought the whole series on dvd my last tour in Iraq. She was dope.

  • @paperstack39
    @paperstack39 16 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I knew Sunni back in the day when she was in college at tuskegee university. She was powerful then and i see she has gotten even MORE powerful. Back then whenshe spoke, she had the WHOLE audience simply captivated with her words. Good to see she is still making her mark on the world

  • @DrikaLuv
    @DrikaLuv ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had the pleasure of hearing recite this poem at a Juneteenth celebration (Verses in RVA). She was absurdly phenomenal. My friend and I knew every word if this poem and was still blown away when she recited it live.

  • @GTB7
    @GTB7 13 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I absolutely love her accent. I would listen to her talk about anything.

  • @9thedreaming9
    @9thedreaming9 11 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Damn, I'm crying like it was the first time I hear it. Damn... She always gets me, always...

  • @KiambuX
    @KiambuX ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, this joint still gets to me....🤲🏿📿.

  • @DameDash2000
    @DameDash2000 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She was named correctly because it ALWAYS bright where she is...I Love You Sunni!!!

  • @underyourskins
    @underyourskins 10 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Destroying all commercial rappers..

  • @alaoa
    @alaoa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Meet her in college and saw her transform. Such an inspiration!!

  • @erinmammi
    @erinmammi 14 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This poem is so encouraging. I love how she is bringing the REAL part of life to the table that people dont talk about. The message she is basically saying is that life is HARD and sometimes terrible life changing things are going to happen. REAL Life & death isnt always pretty, but what matters is that we make it through and dont let it change our spirit & heart into bad just because bad situations. To anyone who goes thru hard times/life in general and still remains strong; WE MADE IT!

  • @zeroun92
    @zeroun92 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    this was 10 years ago wow. I recall listening to this in undergrad to help me get through school and it was old then lol

  • @ItsYourGirl56
    @ItsYourGirl56 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This poem. I have heard it copious times over the last week. The cadence, the message, she is PHENOMENAL.

  • @SHANGOOYAsCLOSET
    @SHANGOOYAsCLOSET 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    best poet in the world. i still watch this every month

  • @kem193
    @kem193 14 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've love this poem. it's just like New Orleans. I watch this 7 times

  • @loooubnaaa
    @loooubnaaa 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've just discovered Sunni Patterson tonight and have already watched a dozen of her videos.. That woman is so REAL! You can feel that she's strong and wise ..
    Greetings from Morocco!

  • @LBM330
    @LBM330 16 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this woman is truly amazing. the poem was off the chain!!! she killled it. Go New Orleans Go-so much talent comes from there!!!!

  • @sayitloud3237
    @sayitloud3237 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    One of the most powerful poems☆☆

  • @thomashughes8167
    @thomashughes8167 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This woman or should I say spirit; is absolutley beautiful. She is so passive but brave as a lion. This is my defenition of a poet.

  • @shannongreen1325
    @shannongreen1325 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still come here. She speaks alot we all would say and should say. Sunni Patterson

  • @manez1234
    @manez1234 16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow!!! that was the definition of spoken word lol!!! her delivery was so unique. I loved it!!!!

  • @jhp0725
    @jhp0725 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    By far my all time favorite Def Poetry performance. I have been watching this for years now and it never fails to give me the shivers.

  • @boldslaw2237
    @boldslaw2237 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Y'all don't hear her Talkin...when they can kill you for a parking spot in front of your son and woman and get away with it, because they were "standing their ground"....it's hot wherever you be!! Let's rise as one fam in love for each other,but hate for our enemy, cause they hate us as one.

  • @rikayapartlow
    @rikayapartlow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This will forever be my favorite poem by her...... 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

  • @WheresReis
    @WheresReis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Still watching this. Love her. Always see her at jazz fest in New Orleans. Even got a pic 😊

  • @NaturalDivineGoddess
    @NaturalDivineGoddess 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    2019 and Forever

  • @tinakelly6474
    @tinakelly6474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm from Jamaica and I watched a video of Sunni Patterson performing about six years ago and I was spell-bound. I love all her poems and some are truly EPIC.

  • @DarealLyza
    @DarealLyza 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    O... now come on! Stop with them negative comments. Sunni is excellent. She sings poetry and it is not a song... it's still poetry. I feel her presence through my computer screen... her pain her anger her love. I envy those of u who've met her.

  • @falsepride
    @falsepride 17 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simply fucking Awesome!!! We need more really poets like that.

  • @MRANKH360
    @MRANKH360 16 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Sister your stature is powerful! Keep speaking & sharing!!!

  • @fabmthomas
    @fabmthomas 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awe-inspiring brilliance, artistry that speaks to the soul!! This is where my admiration for, fascination with and love for Sunni began. My life as a spoken word artist has never been the same....

  • @kekambas79
    @kekambas79 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    Blackphotog, I was introduced to Sunni Patterson on Democracy Now! too. When I heard that poem, tears and chills went up and down my spine. That poem touched me dearly. She covered 400 years in that poem. She went from the auction block to the hotel where MLK, Jr. was shot. I have to admit, I like the recital of the poem on Democracy Now! better.
    I guess, because, that was my first time seeing her. Sunni's poem will be my National Anthem! Sunni Patterson, YOU ROCK sistah!!!!!

  • @missraw
    @missraw 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have these words memorized. I recite them like a song. I love it.

  • @tealbiatch
    @tealbiatch 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I get chills every time I watch this.

  • @singingislove2
    @singingislove2 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That poem was so beautiful it gave me chills. She is a very very talented poet no doubt.

  • @QueenSpeaksWord
    @QueenSpeaksWord 16 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sunni is a TRUE inspiration. Can't tell you how many times I've listened to and watched this one.
    Her look = perfect
    The words = perfect
    The accent = perfect
    The timing = perfect
    Absolutely can't get enough of Sunni P.!!

  • @VanityBee729
    @VanityBee729 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Her words are so piercing! love it!!!!

  • @sayitloud3237
    @sayitloud3237 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! I hadcto revisit this performance. It's still as powerful as when I first heard it! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏾✊🏾

  • @Bo0kiE19
    @Bo0kiE19 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man did yall catch some of the things she was saying??? Beautiful woman..Just seen her last week..beautiful work, beautiful pieces, beautiful peace, beautiful spirit. Stay Blessed!

  • @WealthisoftheMind
    @WealthisoftheMind 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had the pleasure of seeing Ms. Patterson live in a club in New Orleans as well as sit next to her on a plane. She is truly a wonderful person and so cool to be around.

  • @tammardacosta7094
    @tammardacosta7094 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I visit this piece often..great reminder👍🏽👐🏽

  • @DelishaPowell
    @DelishaPowell 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I just....marvel at her.

  • @shakiraanderson8632
    @shakiraanderson8632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i visit this video quite often.

  • @Cyf1
    @Cyf1 17 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GOTTDAMN!she had my attention from tha 1st line all tha way thru!love it

  • @Amarra2012
    @Amarra2012 16 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've always liked this poem, ever since I first saw it. Like her dress and earrings.

  • @lenamayduzen1408
    @lenamayduzen1408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To this day this outfit still amazes me

  • @blackphotographer
    @blackphotographer 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sunni Patterson, the words that came though her are from God, which is food for our soul and mine, I 1st saw my sister on "Democracy Now" Friday 31,2007 and this poem " we made it" brought me to tears and recharge my lazy tired ass to get back into the ring and continue to fight for our freedom.
    thank you.

  • @erisedilla
    @erisedilla 16 ปีที่แล้ว

    I met her at Superlove this last weekend and there really are no words to describe her amazingly powerful energy and spirit. the world needs more people her, but we are so ridiculously blessed to have just one.

  • @tkquel
    @tkquel 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is my absolute favorite poet as well as poem.

  • @TheLittlestBirdOfAll
    @TheLittlestBirdOfAll 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have watched this video a dozen times and cannot stop. This poem is so real.

  • @twade14
    @twade14 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    No matter how many times I hear this I can't help but have love and respect for day lady

  • @ukwezi
    @ukwezi ปีที่แล้ว

    Still cant get over these wisened words 😊

  • @ZainaAmira1995
    @ZainaAmira1995 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    This poem definetly won't fit in everyones ear, but I heard you Sunni. I Love this piece

  • @cwoodso1
    @cwoodso1 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't even breathe right now...my students will love this one. I smell an assignment coming on.

  • @HellsOnlyBelle
    @HellsOnlyBelle 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't get over how beautiful this woman is. I adore her cadence in this poem. This is such a moving, stirring piece. I love it.

  • @skyytrip
    @skyytrip 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    The goddess painted her astonishing work of art across the aural canvas of reality like I may never have heard anybody majestically articulate before. Beautiful, sincere, relevant from the heart.

  • @DarealLyza
    @DarealLyza 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh snap! Sunni Patterson... i'm a young poet, you are an inspiration.

  • @rcarney32
    @rcarney32 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    2021 I’m still watching this ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

  • @EyeKnowtoo
    @EyeKnowtoo 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    If Anyone Took This As Just A Poem & This Goddess As Just A Poet... Your Appraisal Is Worthless As Much As The Dollar Amount That You could Ever Come Up With.. WOW!! I Listen To This With Every Fiber Of My Being.. This A Goddess & She Is PRICELESS!! WOW!!

  • @cjcalled
    @cjcalled 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish they had a LOVE button for this video!

  • @MONALISACARR
    @MONALISACARR 10 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Salute Queen, awesome

  • @piscesillustrations
    @piscesillustrations 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is my second favorite poem of all times (the first is Saul Williams "OHM")

    • @tee136
      @tee136 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just checked that out. It was fire.

  • @mytruths
    @mytruths 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have sat and her feet and i can't begin to explain what an incredible experience it was. simply amazing. she is beautiful.

  • @Kupz113
    @Kupz113 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Was A Beautiful Poem.. From A Beautiful Woman! The Shit She Was Saying Was Just RAW! I Love Her Uniqueness And The Way She Delivered This Poem!

  • @JosieGrosie44
    @JosieGrosie44 15 ปีที่แล้ว

    everyword that emits from her lips is a present most people would define as gold. One word: Genius!

  • @504hotboy
    @504hotboy 17 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Look at my girl Sunni Keep during ur thing Rep ur city New Orleans

  • @ajjayjenkins
    @ajjayjenkins 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Raw true living water poetry...her words speak volumes...love it and love her art her passion is a breath of fresh air!

  • @cwiggins87
    @cwiggins87 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    AMAZING AND INSIGHTFUL...MAKES YOU OPEN NOT ONLY YOUR EARS BUT UR MIND

  • @house25
    @house25 16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it gives me the chills everytime i see this video. through sunni, i'm introduced to a brand new concept of spoken word. it's like a different language. i was waiting for someone to make me stop listening to saul williams every night!

  • @sickchick8
    @sickchick8 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Woos she's soo beautiful. Her poem speak volumes. Goosebumps all over. Such an amazing mind.

  • @manenohead
    @manenohead 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow..her voice, her words..were so inspiring.Simply perfect!

  • @SheWriteDope
    @SheWriteDope 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been inspired. Each time I hear this poem I am inspired even the more.

  • @maliksart
    @maliksart 16 ปีที่แล้ว

    For she is infinitely phenomenal.

  • @mschocolatte06
    @mschocolatte06 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loss for words. Powerful in so many ways.

  • @isthatacareer
    @isthatacareer 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW. this woman is AMAZING. wow wow wow

  • @VanityBee729
    @VanityBee729 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    she moves me..i get chills every time i watch this..

  • @ryanmegangreen
    @ryanmegangreen 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    she is so cool...he words jus flow so smooth

  • @TruthChoseMe
    @TruthChoseMe 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yooooo! Goosebumps EVERYTIME! This woman is speaking TRUTH!

  • @YakThaWiseman72
    @YakThaWiseman72 17 ปีที่แล้ว

    SISTA IS Nice!! I love th way she puts words together and that flow! A true Poet. I mean U didn't hear not one curse word!

  • @kirbyriley
    @kirbyriley 16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    one of the greatest that I've heard, ever!!!

  • @deborahmcclendon2694
    @deborahmcclendon2694 10 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Definition of real woman

  • @Just_Brigood
    @Just_Brigood 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love it. She's beautiful!