Pretty for a dark skin girl?

[Jalili]

YouTube - Pretty for a dark skin girl?

YouTube - Pretty for a dark skin girl?

[Sourakhata]

Just jaw-dropping ! It never ceases to amaze me how our Queens are so beautiful & fascinating, as a matter of fact I could carry on watching this video all day long without interruption!

Black queen of beauty, thou hast given color to the world!
Among other women thou art royal and the fairest!
Like the brightest jewels in the regal diadem,
Shin'st thou, Goddess of Africa, Nature's purest emblem!
Black men worship at they virginal shrine of purest love,
Because in thine eyes are virtue's steady and holy mark.
As we see no other, clothed in silk or fine linen,
From ancient Venus, the Goddess, to mythical Helen.

Marcus Mosiah Garvey

[Nika]

Originally Posted by Sourakhata

Black queen of beauty, thou hast given color to the world! Among other women thou art royal and the fairest!
Like the brightest jewels in the regal diadem,
Shin'st thou, Goddess of Africa, Nature's purest emblem!
Black men worship at they virginal shrine of purest love,
Because in thine eyes are virtue's steady and holy mark.
As we see no other, clothed in silk or fine linen,
From ancient Venus, the Goddess, to mythical Helen.

Marcus Mosiah Garvey

This has made my day and has touched my heart deeply I wish every black Queen could hear this...thank you for posting it...

[Im The Truth]

I meant to reply to this a while ago. Cuz when I saw the title I thought to myself dang how many times have I heard that, "Pretty for a dark skin girl?". I remember this dark skin girl I knew who was telling me how she'd be ugly if she didn't have slanted eyes like Asians. I thought to myself like wow!

[sangarariver]

Point being, that there are layers and layers and centuries and centuries of self hate, transferred to others beside us in our communities, all based on all of us, being subjected and subjugated to oppression, exploitation, immeasurable losses, historical experiences of powerless (from losing parents and siblings to loss of language, religion and more), that resides generationally in our senses, and is activated, conscious or not, in our daily language and the daily environment which continues to replicate these symbols and imagery that get absorbed by us simply being here and awake cognitively and perceptually.

Our revolution must, always include healing of our selves and near and far communities, of our very human responses and experiences, in the face and history and historical legacies, of oppression.