Brothers in Flight
By: Bruce Edwards
Young brothers ballin’
Dunkin’, shootin’, scorin’
High priced coaches in their Armani best
Corporate logos pinned to their chest
Best teams in the land
All wanting Final Four glory
But behind the hoop and hype
A totally different story
A story of Black Gladiators
Performing incredible round-ball feats
More blacks on the court
Than in the arena seats
Sponsors, media and of course the schools
All making big money
Everybody getting paid
All but those who upon their backs
The money is shamefully made
College basketball
In a sorry, sorry state
All you need do
Is check the black graduation rate
Exploitation
Academic manipulation
The sham and the shame of higher education
NBA training ground
Where brothers think they will play
White players sit the bench and cheer
They are the ones who graduate
While boosting the team GPA
Brothers for hire
Jumping higher and higher
Campus heroes
Some living large
Through a variety of sources
Trying to stay eligible
With bogus and remedial courses
Billions of dollars generated from the game
Brothers in flight
The trade off is a shame
All but the brothers
Have a huge financial stake
Brothers being used
For the millions others make
Financially, it’s unfair
Morally, it’s not right
See them score
Brothers in flight
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