i am black 
being black is a blessing 
i know being black is the fight 

the fight that young black girls should 
love the skin that you’re born in
not to hate it 

i am black 
i’ve been bullied before 
i know my skin is different than yours
i didn’t understand the hate 

being black is holding back pent up anger 
they can’t see you like that 
they’ll call meyou the ‘angry black woman’
but you’re just tired 
tired of seeing your brothers and sisters 
being killed by the police 
but they don’t understand 

they don’t understand 
that society is feeding me to the stereotypes 
i know i’m black 
stop following me when shopping 
no, i don’t want to become a basketball star
Why can’t I just be me?

being a black woman
society always wants to tear you down
where you think down is where you’re supposed to be 
but 
pick your head up 
your crown is falling 
because 

being black is joy 
i’m proud to say that i’m black
all these hardships i go through 
is for the future 
because 
being black is my happiness