too small
too tall
too loud
too proud
too narrow
too wide
too polite
too uninviting
too stiff
too rhythmic
too aggressive
too passive
too mysterious
too open
too dark
too light
too humorous
too serious
too bitter
too sweet
too calm
too quiet
too oblivious
too aware
too smart
too ugly
too fine
too weak
too strong
too joyous
too black
too comfortable in your own body
taking up too much space
The short of it? LIES
The truth, though, your beauty is undeniable. That’s where the too’s come in. We’ve been denied the right to be because the others fear what cannot be boxed and labeled to their standard of comfort.
Black woman, you are perfect.
Black woman, you are the closest fleshly definition of perfection. And Black man, you are right there beside us.
❤
It’s Always Something With These Black Women © 2017 KB Wright
photo cred: “Faces of Eve” by Gerald Griffin; no copyright infringement intended
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I’m glad you like it! Thanks for reading.
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You’re welcome!
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Beautifully written: from one Black QUEEN to another!…Keep up the good work! God bless!
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Thanks so much, Adrianna!
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Ur welcome!
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Preach sista! Preach! Black women are the ultimate strongest lady’s on the planet! Out lookers will never no… And suckaz will always run. Peace to the queen in you and all of yall!✊✊✊
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haha thank YOU, Christopher!
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Naw! Thank you!
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Reblogged this on Original-Dante and commented:
I love my daily dose of magic.
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Thank you! 🖤
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Power and wisdom in your words Queen 👑… loved it!
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That means the world. Many thanks!
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Hear! Hear! Every single word is true! I’d want to be me even if I had the chance to do it all over again. My cousin, bless his heart, tells me each and every single day of how I’m such a ‘strong Black woman’. He should know. I’ve had to single handedly deal with his many issues while juggling my own. But he just wants me to know how much he appreciates the strength that IS the Black woman.
May we all continue to continue on, strong, Black, beautiful and proud of it!
Thank you for posting this one Kelley! Oh, btw, I love the new name. I seem to have missed much in my absence.
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Thanks so much, Shelby! We can never see enough representation or appreciation.
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🖒🖒👋nice post
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Thank you!
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We need more black love. Love is not finding the perfect person but seeing the imperfect person perfectly – – sam keen
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Black love is everywhere, it just isn’t getting much of the limelight. There can never be enough representation 🖤
Thanks for reading and the comment!
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I am absolutely in love with this. I am always so sick of these ill informed stereotypes that people take as bible. We are beautiful and strong that we demonstrate with every movement. This is powerfully written.
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What you say is true. Thank you!
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Reblogged this on Sincerely, Tyra.
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Thank you for sharing 🖤
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No prob Hon
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Right. Can we live?
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Sigh..
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Powerful. Strong. Love this!
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Thank you, dear!
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❤️❤️
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Thanks dear!
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“Young black women, you are more than your thighs and your hips! You are beautiful, strong, powerful I want more from you” Aunt Myrtle (played by the wonderful Cicely Tyson) Madea’s Family Reunion
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Indeed! You’re absolutely right.
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When you read a black post and you feel all good inside because you black – me right now.
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Glad to hear it, my dear! Power up power up
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How images run through my head of historical leaders. (Watches dear white people, gets ideas)
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Super late to the party.. still haven’t seen the movie or show 😶
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Better hit that movie up fast.
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I don’t know what I can say that hasn’t already been said. So eloquently written, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!! Thanks so much for sharing! xx
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Thanks so much, love! I appreciate your kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Yes queen! This is beautifully written!
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Thank you, my dear! 🖤
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Too True!
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Thanks for reading!
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Wow I don’t know how I stumbled across this piece, but I am so glad I did! This is amazing! Thank you for your specifity ❤️
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I’m glad you did too, Janeen! Thank YOU
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Thank you, thank you, thank you..
“too black
too comfortable in your own body
taking up too much space”
As one African Queen likes to say “yes, Moghele, Bafe” We must give it to them!!! Yass; the blackness, the beauty, the sass, the poetry, the hair, the attitude, the realness. Its a great time to be a black woman
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Indeed! Don’t dim your light to make others more comfortable. EVER! ❤
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Awesome post!
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Thank you so much!
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So proud to be black
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As we should be 🖤
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yep i was looking for too african but i did go down the list and was like the too i am looking for is missing but you hinted at it with too black i was looking for too african but too black was last on the list and i was going through the entire list looking for that too
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Is there a difference to you, between the definitions of Black and African in this context?
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Yeah in general there is a difference between black and african. Black can be just about anything and african really just this one thing.
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I searched “black” and your post was the first one that came up. I was not disappointed. And I love the photo that accompanies it!
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Thanks so much! I’m glad you tuned in 🖤
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It’s so exhausting really! We end up being scared to really do anything just incase we become too much of it.
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Exactly!
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As a black woman, I can indeed relate.
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This was written for you. Thank you for reading 🖤
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Honestly, being a black woman is my super power. Great read!
Check out my blog post on ‘The Politics of Black Hair.’
https://blackisgold.blog/2017/12/07/the-politics-of-black-hair/
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It really is. Thanks so much, sis!
Will do
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Thank you ❤
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Oh my 💕💕💕🌼😢 this touched me so much.
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Glad to hear it, sis! Thanks for tuning in 💕
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beautiful💞
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Thank you, dear
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