For Beautiful Brown Girls Everywhere

(I Love Black Women Pt. 2) A poem to celebrate all shades of black women. Dedicated to my lil sister and beautiful brown girls everywhere.

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[Rage4thepeople]

The punches thrown to our collective self esteem leave bruises that never fully heal becuz the beating starts so early. Most times if a person sees someone they care about being abused, they'll want to interfere so why is it that we allow ourselves to be psychologically abused by the media which is internalized by our communities and used against us. We allow mags, commercials, rappers, to tell us that we're not good enuff unless we look like Beyonce. B is pretty but so is Erykah and Jill.

[Rage4thepeople]

Women of color especially are made to feel like we have to compete with the models in the video. Not even the models look like the models...if u kno what I mean. Why must we be huge breasts, huge butt, pencil thin waist, airbrushed and louis vitton everything before we are considered beautiful or worthy of love? This disrupts the emotional well-being of brown girls and women everywhere. Even if the home is affirming, the world is far from it.

[Rage4thepeople]

I decided that I wasn't gonna hate myself. I surrounded myself with books, music, and poetry that celebrated who I am. At 23, it's still a constant work in progress becuz it's very hard for intelligent, natural, black women to find affirmation anywhere. Seems like if we want a safe place, we have to create one. I wrote the poem not only for black women but women of all colors who have ever felt less than.

[Rage4thepeople]

Thank u all so much for the love. Cmoon - I feel honored that u would share this with your daughter. I hope she is of age becuz I kno I threw a few cuss words in there lol. I wish I would heard more affirming things about being a black woman when I was younger. I never felt good enuff becuz I didn't look like the girls in the video. During my teens, I was surrounded by the insecurities of my friends. The fake eye color, the extra long weave, the shame they associated with their skin color...

[mludacris06]

loved it

[TiakBaby92]

I KEEP MY HAIR IN A FRO NOW JUS BECAUSE PEOPLE SAY I NEED A PERM... ITS AN ACT OF REBELLION =)

[cmoon003]

This was so powerful I hope you continue to share your words! I am mixed race, Native American, Puerto Rican & white and have a mixed daughter I want her to celebrate her culture Her natural hair her brown eyes her flat nose full lips all of it knowing there is someone out there like you who celebrates how beautiful all of that is is nice to know I let her listen to this because she needs to hear that she is beautiful no matter what color she is.

[anirbasW]

What yo do cannot b put in words. But I just love it

[bronzz]

This was truly beautiful...every womyn should listen to this inspiring voice that you have...continue to uplift those who need it and crave it..Black is beautiful always..

Bless

[zaloveza]

loving your work. please stay inspired. our sisters need young feminist to teach them to love themselves.

in black feminist love.

z