Hey beautiful, full of beauty and grace. You are a fighter and the woman who does not take shit from any man. You are a sassy women with the sharp tongues and hands firmly on your hips. You are the ride-or-die chick. Like your mother before you, you are that woman who ploughed and planted and gathered into barns and no man could head. We are the women who make a way out of no way.
You are a woman who is proud of who she is and what she stands for. You are a woman who should never seek definition from whom you are with. Never be defined by anyone. You should be one who can pick up the small pieces of her broken heart and carry on as if you were never hurt in the first place.
You are a woman of great strength who does not give into the circumstances of life. Your strength helps you go through life without problems. Your strength gives the ability to school, work take care of your family and so many things you want to do. Take pride in your strength, it would take you places. Do not be weak for anybody, you are strong enough to be what you want to be. You are a woman never to be played with. bought or sold.
Even with your strength, your Love is equal, patient and kind. You should always try to bring joy to others even when you can’t do it for yourself. Your mind is filled with the knowledge from old. You are strong as any prize fighter. You have the strength to beat the odds every day. Your wisdom surpasses a million books.
You are not just the woman in the other room. You are not built for the kitchen alone. You are a woman of great things. You are not born just for reproduction. But you are born for impact. Society may tell you that you are a woman and a woman’s place is in the kitchen, or you are born to give birth to more children, or you are born to take care of your husband and your children, they would tell you there is no place for you in the world. But all that is false, you are born for great exploits. You can be anything you want to be. You are not just someone’s wife, someone’s mother, or someone’s daughter. You are who you want to be. You are that great president, you are that great lawyer, and you are that great engineer. You are who you choose to be. You are not limited to the household. You are much more than that. You can be anyone you chose to be.
You are a beautiful girl with afro kinky hair, black sink and a beautiful body. Your skin is blessed by the melanin gods. We’re all comprised of mahogany, ebony, caramel, chestnut, coffee and sienna. You can be as dark as the midnight sky or brown like honey, it does not really matter. Thick black hair, divine brown skin, big brown eyes, plum lips, thick hips, short legs and all that this is who you are. This is want makes you unique and beautiful.
You can be like, Elizabeth Coleman, known also as ‘Bessie’, the world’s first black female pilot. Or Maya Angelou who is a celebrated poet, author, activist and educator. Or Anna Tibaijuka who is the highest ranked African female in the United Nations. Or Madam C.J. Walker who was America’s first black self-made millionaire. Or Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to be elected to Congress. Or Karen Bass is currently the U.S. Representative for California’s 33rd congressional district. Or Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who is the first black woman to win a presidential election in Africa. Or Condoleezza Rice who is the first black woman to hold the position of Secretary of State. Remember you can be any one you want to be.
Always Smile because you smile is brighter than a thousand suns you do not need to compete, you have already won your soul is pure, confidence, secure. You strong black Woman with your natural hair and smooth brown skin you are an Afrocentric sister that always win. Your beauty transcends past outward looks. You are black which means you represent depth, strength, elegance and nobleness. You are Black, indeed you are filled with your own light.
AKIN-ADETORO ADEDASOLA
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