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Damani Nkosi
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Damani Nkosi Washington
was named,
Damani Nkosi,
Because I was tired of the conventional names
given black children.
No more European nonsense.
So I looked up,
in a friend of mines,
'African Naming Book'
Yoruba people
And I found one name that meant,
'Thoughtful'
because I wanted a son who was going to be thoughtful,
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So I picked the name 'Damani'
but not only did I want him to be thoughtful,
there was more
(laughter)
Naw,
He had to be a leader,
So I found the word 'Nkosi'
which means ruler, chief,
So thoughtful ruler is what I named my son,
Damani Nkosi Washington, that's my man
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