For Colored Girls "Somebody Almost Walked Off Wid All My Stuff"

[KidATL06]

"that nigga will be back here next week" -- yo. ha. so true tho

[KidATL06]

nigga with the curls! lmao

[RyGil91]

lol look how young she was!!

[cerai14]

a lover i made too much room for almost run off wit all of my stuff
& i didnt know i’d give it up so quick & the one runnin wit it
don’t know he got it & i’m shoutin this is mine & he dont
know he got it. time to get my stuff back <3

[bgkfan245]

tht girl tht played nyla favors her in the face sooooooo much.!

[Souljahna]

This is a great clip. Thanks for uploading.

[sugarofthesea]

@kaliyuta what does shakespeare have to do with this?

[mrneverbackupordown]

I give it to Loretta Divine but both are legends Its just Loretta speaks with so much power that it gives me chills and she spoke as if it wasn't a poem but it was her speaking of herself. but i do like tyler perrys version better but till love miss Alfre Woodard and Lynn Whitfield

[diamondisyes]

where can i watch the full version of this?

[MzOndria]

This ws pretty freaking awesome!

[jerste]

dis S badass

[SongzLover09]

I like both of them. I just feel Loretta Devine more. She has that spoken word type of vibe I digg it.

[doeraybaby]

I love both versions both this the original and the Tyler Perry version! each has their own stuff to the table

[tighmir]

Who makes movies from poems??? dumb.

[westq2]

tyler perry is destroying black ppl that bitch

[treeyard1]

@westq2 your right simple minded nigger bullshit.Please dont lable for colored girls.Because I dont want peopleto think I'm simple like this movie,I think I'll start denying the black part of me.dumb, depressing loud mouth .gossipping,mean ghetto bitches what man wants that?Not even a bm.I never see ww behaving so foolishly,and always worried about some good for nothing man.sad.classy bw ,dont spend your money on this depressing crap.maybe tyler grew up around ghetto bitches.

[hiphopson]

@treeyard1 sad

[hiphopson]

@westq2 but is he really?

[devascoyanda]

<3

[baberuth1019]

im playing this girl in the play we are doing at school!!! wish me luck:)

[gammabailey]

@baberuth1019  Girl, if you feel this you will do fine. Good luck.

[traboe]

I love this version and enjoyed tylers version and I'm a black man. DOnt really understand this whole "demonizing black men" thing everybody talking about because I didnt feel it did that at all. But as my grandma use to say "a hit dog shole will holla"...

[durtipanda09]

whos the actress performing the poem?

[traboe]

@durtipanda09 Alfre Woodard

[diamondisyes]

@durtipanda09 Loretta hands down

[moonlightgirlable]

I would love to acted this piece out , I mean I love it .

[kameelahb9]

This is definitely the real deal. Not to knock anyone but sometimes some pieces of work are best left alone.

[sosexyT06]

Wow its great to see her NOT playing a crack head lol

[okwf]

i looooooove this poem.i really can relate

[ILOVEYOU6747]

<3 Classic, I LIKE BOTH THE ORIGINAL AND TYLER PERRY'S <3 <3

[francisMHwhite89]

Alfre Woodard, Lyn Whitfield and I think that's Phyllis Yvonne Stickney. Stellar performance!

[QueenKae08]

I love this poem!

[pReTTiYuNgThaNG88]

@ queenminiemouse ok deep...I think I was taking it too literal lol. Thanks

[pReTTiYuNgThaNG88]

@ iamtruetalent ok deep...I think I was taking it too literal lol. Thanks

[iamtruetalent]

@prettiyungthang88 She is talking about herself. In short, she'd gotten so caught up in her guy that she almost let him get away with "her". She forgot who she was inside the relationship. Towards the end the poem she "gets herself back" but allows herself to let him in a little. That's my loose interpretation.

[doggcatcha03]

@iamtruetalent At the risk of sounding immature, I DID giggle a little when you ended that with "loose" interpretation.

[pReTTiYuNgThaNG88]

what exactly is this poem to represent..yes I did listen to it completely just cant interpret the message...somebody help me?

[queenMiNnIeMoUsE]

@pReTTiYuNgThaNG88 she's saying she's given her all to a man and he didnt appreciate her. She is "her stuff"

[padussia]

Was she talking about her vagina in that poem??

[Meashayshay2]

She is gorgeous! A legend who is not fully appreciated as she should be today!

[FafiLPDoll]

I love this poem. I keep quoting it.  So powerful.

[FafiLPDoll]

I know Its called For Colored Girls, but color is not only Black or White. I know the actors are all black, but I see past the color. I see so many different women in these characters. And I don't think it makes Black men evil. Not all the men were evil in the movie. The cop was a good man. A lot of it was that some women are self-destructive. Some of it was a man, not a black man, just a man. I didn't see the gay husband representing black me at all. This is just life.

[rakash100]

I Actually Like Tylers Version Better! COINCEDIENCE Alfre And Loretta Are My FAV Actresses They Always Nail A Scene

[SamaraiMonster]

My mom and i saw this today and made me feel bad to be a black man...... we are not that crazy and evil are we?

[iamtruetalent]

@SamaraiMonster Not at all. If you saw the Tyler Perry version of this, that's a whole 'nuther story. I love black men. Yall are incredible.

We, men and women, all have our strong points and not so strong points. Our goal in this life is to coexist, understand, and appreciate each other for our differences instead of trying to change one another.

[kaliyuta]

@SamaraiMonster That's my point of this "piece" i think it once again perpetuates the southern black stereotype.

[gammabailey]

@SamaraiMonster I don't know why you would feel bad to be a black man. These women were suffering because of the men they chose and the focus was on their trials let us not forget that these men had their own issues. They struggled with feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem which led them to hurt those who cared the most for them so that they could feel empowered. Many of us, both men and women of all colors share the same experiences. Hopefully we got a chance to look at the other side.

[kimmyrabb]

@gammabailey Perfectly stated :)

[treeyard1]

@SamaraiMonster no, the movie is just a pile of shit and it's a make you feel bad movie.Maybe tyler wants to turn men off to women,or women off to men that way more men for himself.lol

[alansjf33]

Wow. Black men can never get a break. This is the only kind of stuff put out by Hollywood. When will black me be represented in film in a complex and myriad of ways , not through the eyes of certain black woman and white people.

[iamtruetalent]

@alansjf33 I understand your point of view. The original version of "For Colored Girls" was made years ago, 1982 circa I believe.

As a filmmaker, one of my goals is to make films that portray black men in a positive light.

[DynastyQg9]

Her stuff is hot..

[iamtruetalent]

@DynastyQg9 One of my favorite pieces from the book and original video piece.

[ninetiesbaby10]

I prefer the Perry version....as far as films go...but Alfre is GOLDEN in whatever she's in!!! As is Lynn WHitfield!!!

[gammabailey]

@ninetiesbaby10  I am with you. These are two actresses that have been underrated. I love them both.

[TheUndisclosedInfo]

American Playhouse '82

[kaliyuta]

Wow this is so fucking deep south.Shakespeare is rolling in his grave.I mean can you at least leave a little imagination? geez.

[Ginagee1991]

@kaliyuta OH excuse me?! did you know Shakespeare?! Were ya'll buddies?!....LOOK if you didnt like it just say YOU didnt like it....don't bring a dead man's opinion into this. If you didnt know them, then you don't know how they'd feel about it

[kaliyuta]

@Ginagee1991 I honestly do not get this type of "poetry".I mean.It's all a little too raunchy.It didn't seem to make sense at first.

[iamtruetalent]

@kaliyuta @Ginagee1991 Open up to receive this piece, that'll make it easier to understand.

[iamtruetalent]

@kaliyuta Not sure what you mean by this. Care to elaborate?

[iamtruetalent]

I'm glad yall are enjoying the posts!!! Thank you for the feedback. If you are looking for a place to purchase, I'm almost certain you can purchase it from Amazon.com

Thats where I purchased it from a few years ago.

[AuNaturalHair]

I love this poem!

[pencilbuddy]

what Exactly Was Her Stuff Lmaoooo ?

[LeSimpleton]

@pencilbuddy missed it didn't ya....lol...typical. 

[oneofthemgirls]

@pencilbuddy i guess proud, self respect, etc....all those things some girls give up for love, I guess...

[coolsteven2]

One of my favorite scenes/poems of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf!

[femmefatalep3]

Oh my, Alfre Woodard is amazing.

[CharliDouglas]

The original play beats them all!

[caprilnp05]

you can find this version on amazon.com on both dvd and vhs. just put the title in the search and choose the broadway theatre archive dvd. it will have the actresses names in the title :-) hope this helps

[kizzirock]

i love it! i have this on vhs, classic!!

[hunnypotchris]

I NEED THIS DVD IN MY LIFE IMMEDIATELY! I WANT IT ON VHS, TOO!

[psychd]

this looks like a younger loretta divine...

[upenzi]

@psychd that's alfre woodard.

[CamraCreations]

The Original Broadway Production on dvd is available at Amazon.com

It stars Alfre Woodard, Lyn Whitfield, Ntozake Shange and Patti Labelle sings first poem as opening theme....It is excellent!

[mssixtwo]

Where can I find this at.

[CamraCreations]

@mssixtwo

Amazon.com has the original DVD...it is excellent. It stars Alfre Woodward, Ntozake Shange, Lyn Whitfield and others...Patti Labelle sings opening poem! This is the Broadway production!

[mosdefinitlea]

Is that Alfre Woodard!?

[CamraCreations]

@mosdefinitlea Yes, Alfre Woodard, Lyn Whitfield, Ntozake starred in the DVD stage production, it is available at Amazon

[tcw00]

I want to see this one as well

[1shortcake100]

I can feel every word !!!

[liquidstone14]

tyler perry's version was just a cheap melodrama. this closer to the real deal. hauntingly beautiful.

[CamraCreations]

@liquidstone14 this is the real original broadway production, produced for PBS....stars Ntozake Shange. Amazon sells this dvd.

[AlexisMichelle94]

@liquidstone14 This version is lovely, but Tyler Perry's version is much more personable and relatable in a modern 2010 setting of life because of the tone of the words Loretta Divine utters and the mood that is set. You can deeply feel it not just hear that somebody almost walked off with ALL her stuff.

[chicken4U2NV]

@liquidstone14 same actress tho isnt it?

[Quibooty]

I'd love to see this version. Thanks for sharing

[shiversdeshawna]

Just saw that Movie...it soooo made me cry! It was great!

[sunshower143]

thanks for this!

[tonystheclick]

Just saw the movie. This was so great!

[iamtruetalent]

@SoyahYah and @ACTINGDRAMA I'll see what I can do. Thanks for watching

[SoYahYah]

@iamtruetalent Yay :D

[tiffanysnow24]

@iamtruetalent Feel free to check out For Colored Girls: Tiffany Snow to see a snippet. 

[SoYahYah]

Can you post some more clips? PLease I always wanted to see this version.

[tiffanysnow24]

@SoYahYah Feel free to check out For COlored Girls: Tiffany Snow on Youtube.

[ACTINGDRAMA]

Do you have any more clips. I want to see this version.