I am a beautiful woman
I gazed on the forest and burned
Out the Sahara desert
With a packet of goat's meat
And a change of clothes
I crossed it in two hours
I am a gazelle so swift
So swift you can't catch me
For a birthday present when he was three
I gave my son Hannibal an elephant
He gave me Rome for mother's day
My strength flows ever on
My son Noah built New/Ark and
I stood proudly at the helm
As we sailed on a soft summer day
I turned myself into myself and was
Jesus
Men intone my loving name
The speaker references the  Genesis flood narrative  which features  Noah  and his ark. 
 These direct connections to biblical personalities symbolize the divine mission of Africa and black people’s identity as descendents (motehrs, fathers, sons, daughters) of Africa. 
 
 The emphasis on New/Ark is a nod to Newark, NJ. Newark has significance in several ways. 
 After the  1967 Newark Riots , as industry fled the city, so did the white middle class, leaving behind a poor population. During this same time, the population of many suburban communities in northern New Jersey expanded rapidly. 
 In addition, Newark is  Amiri Baraka’s  birthplace. Giovonni admired Baraka greatly for his leadership during the  Black Arts Movement  of the 1960s and 1970s.
Ego-Tripping there may be a reason