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 I AM SHAKESPEAR1(AKA) CHAKAZULU

Shakespear1 is the pen name of Abdur-Rahim Khalil. My parents gave me another name when I was born. A name I have chosen to relinguish, not because of any misdeed on their part, but because they were ignorant of my true name and my true heritage. They were ignorant of my heritage because they had no knowledge of their own heritage, along with millions of blacks brought to the wilderness of North America. I was born on September 10th., in 1941, at Freedmans Hospital, which has been renamed Howard Hospital. When I was about 4, my parents divorced and I moved to New York with my father. When I was six, my father remarried. I moved back to Washington 36 years later, which is where I live now. I was married and I am a father to seven children, my youngest being five years old. Her name is DESTINY MICHELLE KHALIL. I have always had the desire to write and have written, but I have always been too lazy to persist. This is a final opportunity for me to get to work. The type of man I desire to be is expressed in my writing. These are the qualities I strive to embrace, and they are what I am about.

What makes 
a Great man
GREAT?

Is He predetermined
by Destiny or Fate,

or does He consist,
of the will to resist,

life's temptatations
and snares?

TRUE GREATNESS

belongs to
the one
who dares,

to challenge
the idea of defeat.
His past mistakes,
he will not repeat.

He sets a mark
to meet his goals
and when under duress
he never folds.

He treats others,
as he would be treated
and, though he is mighty
he never becomes conceited.

He is quick to give a hand
to his fellow man.
In the face of injustice,
he takes a stand.

He treats His woman
with the respect,
she was created
and formed to expect.

He guides
and protects
but he
never neglects.

His footsteps
are ordered by his Lord.
He makes no debts
he can't afford.

He gives God the Glory
which is His due
And he gives honor
to his country too.

Great men are MADE!
Moulded to God's desire.
Tried and tested,
purified by fire.

He becomes the image
of his Creator.
Of Whom, there is
none Greater!

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This is a tribute to great men of History
and of the present day."

 

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Location:

United States

Primary occupation:

Retired

Dream occupation:

Mentoring Teenagers.

Hometown:

New York City

Schools attended:

Cardinal Hayes High University of the District of Columbia

I like:

Writing, chess, poetry, dining, dancing, movies and martial arts.

Favorite writers:

James Baldwin, Hemmingway, A.J. ROGERS

Favorite books:

The Holy Bible and The Holy Quran

Favorite newspapers:

No favorites

Favorite magazines:

No Favorites

Favorite music:

Soul

Favorite movies:

Once upon a Time in the West

Favorite TV shows:

No Favorites

Favorite teams:

Red Skins Football

Favorite quote:

I've Been to the mountain top. MLK

Gender:

male

Religion:

Muslim