She smiles anytime a black girl looks at her,
Because she wants her to know that they are one and the same
Because she needs her to feel the support that she never had
She's the black girl that keeps Malcolm X's autobiography tucked under her armpit
And has memorized it word for word for word for word
The black girl that reads Maya Angelou religiously, to make sure she never forgets that she is
Phenomenal Woman, and that it is, “In the stride of my step”
She’s the black girl that keeps her wrists drowning in gold
And her neck swimming in it
So you can hear her bangles jingling from miles away
She keeps her cowrie shell bracelet on because it's her true culture
She's the black girl that smells of cocoa butter
And has skin as smooth as silk,
She is the living embodiment of the word “prosperity”
She’s the black girl that values knowledge like a pacifist values peace
She knows that knowledge is power,
But her blackness is a stronger one.
Dec 24, 2025
Dec 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM UTC
She smiles anytime a black girl looks at her,
Because she wants her to know that they are one and the same
Because she needs her to feel the support that she never had
She's the black girl that keeps Malcolm X's autobiography tucked under her armpit
And has memorized it word for word for word for word
The black girl that reads Maya Angelou religiously, to make sure she never forgets that she is
Phenomenal Woman, and that it is, “In the stride of my step”
She’s the black girl that keeps her wrists drowning in gold
And her neck swimming in it
So you can hear her bangles jingling from miles away
She keeps her cowrie shell bracelet on because it's her true culture
She's the black girl that smells of cocoa butter
And has skin as smooth as silk,
She is the living embodiment of the word “prosperity”
She’s the black girl that values knowledge like a pacifist values peace
She knows that knowledge is power,
But her blackness is a stronger one.