What does it mean...
be'n a Black Woman in Amerikkka
What does it mean...
be'n a Black Woman in Amerikkka (BWIA)
What is our mood..
how do we feel...
what do we think...
What does it mean...
be'n a Black Woman in Amerikkka (BWIA)
What's da on go'n message...
"sent out" to Black Women
when we see images of so called
"beauty" "defined" as caucasian women's
features, wt skin and straight
hair 24-7 in "all" da media
What does it tell us....
see'n "our" "Beloved" sistahs
reach'n for dat "goal"
and "look" of so called "beauty"
act'n and look'n mo and mo
like caucasian women every day
.... what does it mean
to "act mo like caucasian women"
....you know...
What does it mean....
to be a Black Woman in Amerikkka (BWIA)
What does it feel like
see'n mo of our "Beloved" Black brothas
with caucasian women...
How is it Black women can go
five and ten years
without date'n a Black man...
What does it mean...
to be a Black Woman in Amerikkka (BWIA)
What affects manifest...
see'n caucasian women
always be'n "saved" in movies
and on TV...
What does it mean....
to be a Black Woman in Amerikkka (BWIA)
Oh..... and what is it like see'n
caucasian women's hair commercials
and the "messsage" that it "brings"...
(long/soft/manageable/shiney/blond)
or
hear'n our "Black Beautiful"
people talk'n 'bout
"good" hair as caucasian hair and
"bad" hair as Black hair
What does it mean...
to be a Black Woman in Amerikkka (BWIA)
Why are our needs as Black Women INVISIBLE...
Why are our "pains" not "felt"
....Are we seen as "too" strong
to need help...
What does it mean...
to be a Black Woman in Amerikkka (BWIA)
another generation of Black Women
raise'n their Black Children
without "fathers" in the home
our "Beloved" Children....
loose'n quality time...
lap time..
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What does it mean....
to be a Black Woman in Amerikkka (BWIA)
it means... keep'n up da "good fight"
fight'n against "evil," "lies" and "brainwash'n"
fight'n to always "research the truth"
to the best of your ability
to continue fight'n...
grow'n...
love'n...
build'n "YOUR" own
"self esteem" "FIRST"
fight'n "hard".....
"LUV" Self "FIRST"...
~)o(~Priestess Jywanza~)o(~
6-11-2005
(BWIA)
