I am black and I say to kindred flames... Never assert nor cry "things are the same". It is the height of dishonor to our fathers, Our hidden figures of the past, and our martyrs. We no longer must hide. No need for underground trains. Do not keep blaming injustice. It's a crooked cane. Wait for the hand of the oppressor? That is madness! Why would the oppressed ask the slave owner for access? Let's take it upon our lettered selves to advance. So, do not say "things are the same". Now is our chance! If one hidden figure can succeed, there are no excuses. If one hidden figure has engineered, where are the nooses? It is a disgrace to our history to assert "things are the same". It is a dishonor to our hidden figures...a noose and a chain.