This week's theme is black girls. This video was posted on December 2, 2014 by the Button Poetry channel on Youtube. Button poetry is a channel/organization that has a system to promote and make money for spoken word artists. They have a very diverse base of artists but they have great messages and it allows them to reach a larger audience. This specific artist has a large voice and a great message that I absolutely love. She talks about ten things that black girls may encounter in every day life and how to overcome them, The main piece that stuck with me through this piece was the idea of not being considered "black enough" because I have ran into that same thing. I have had people tell me I'm not black enough to be with them or hang out with them and I appreciated the fact that she spoke to that issue because it is a very big one that a lot of black girls face. The last line was too perfect in my opinion and was a perfect way to end the poem, "always remember that when you are a black girl, every day that you exist in your body without apologizing-- is activism".
Friday, October 30, 2015
My Piece on her Piece called "How to Survive Being a Black Girl"
This week's theme is black girls. This video was posted on December 2, 2014 by the Button Poetry channel on Youtube. Button poetry is a channel/organization that has a system to promote and make money for spoken word artists. They have a very diverse base of artists but they have great messages and it allows them to reach a larger audience. This specific artist has a large voice and a great message that I absolutely love. She talks about ten things that black girls may encounter in every day life and how to overcome them, The main piece that stuck with me through this piece was the idea of not being considered "black enough" because I have ran into that same thing. I have had people tell me I'm not black enough to be with them or hang out with them and I appreciated the fact that she spoke to that issue because it is a very big one that a lot of black girls face. The last line was too perfect in my opinion and was a perfect way to end the poem, "always remember that when you are a black girl, every day that you exist in your body without apologizing-- is activism".
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I like her!
ReplyDeleteThat final quote is extremely touching! I love the spirit you put into this post. It channels her message so thoroughly. This topic is so powerful and inspiring.
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