Black Magic

Black Magic

Nothing will work unless you do - Maya Angelou

I have had this post drafted for well over 10 months now. I was waiting for Woman's Day to publish it last year but I feel that women, black women especially, need to be celebrated daily.

For many years black women have been the backbones to many black men and their families. This is not something new. Black women are seen solely as pillars of strength. They are also the most criticized and as a result have no one to stand for them. I believe that no other women in other races have put up with what they have and have still survived the test of time.

Because of the vulnerability that a black women might be in, weak black men choose the easy way out. They prefer women of other races. Not all black men but some. I'm not saying that other women of other races don't go through what they go through however the black woman is not used to being put on a pedestal for constant consideration and attention. The fundamentals are the same - women are women. You get the picture?

A strong black woman rarely needs help. She will zealously dedicate her life to her family and others. A strong black woman can make the most out of unfair circumstances. She can raise a doctor, a world class athlete and an A+ student in an environment deemed by society as dysfunctional. She can make a child feel happy on their birthday without giving them anything. She can live below the poverty level and be a trendsetter.

A strong, independent black woman is an undesired partner. She can cuss a man out and later that night make love to him  and make him feel like a king. She is admired and fantasized by other men and women of other races. She can be 45 and look 35. She makes other women of other races spend thousands for plastic surgery on features she was born with.

A strong black woman  doesn't allow people to define her. She has a strength that amazes men. She holds love, happiness and opinions. Her love is unconditional and when she feels like screaming at the world, she simply smiles. There's only one thing wrong with her - she sometimes forgets that she is worth praise in her personality as a mother, sister, friend and a teacher.

Imagine what it would be like if the black woman folded her arms and accepted the status quo?

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