Protect Black Females
Fight for us like you fight for your favorite team
Get mad about what happens to us like you do about a scuff on your new Jordans
When you fight for us, you reap the rewards
You know we always have your back, even after you shoot us, in the case of Meghan Thee Stallion
Even after you cheat on us
After you beat us
We’re there consoling you through the pain caused by those that hurt you, whether they look like us or not
Don’t defend us
Protect us
Police show up after crimes are committed
We don’t need that
We need advocates
We need our males so down for us that people know not to fuck with us
They need to be so fearful of hurting a Black female in words, thought or deed that even if they dream about it, they wake up and apologize
We were all bred to be Uncle Ruckus
It’s time for us to wake up and be Huey Freeman
Speak up for Black females
You don’t have to agree with us or marry us
Just speak up
Stop standing by silently as we’re attacked like your male ancestors had to do as a survival tactic
You’re beyond that
There is no danger to your life for caping for us as hard as you do for your favorite player
There is LIFE in that
When you build up the Black female, you see all the things you’ve fought for and against come to you
You see relationships with your kids growing stronger
You see school systems growing stronger
You see jobs and opportunities coming your way
Doors start to open up
When your main mission in life is building up the Black female, you have no qualms slanging knowledge on corners as you convince the boys on the block to stop slanging rocks
We know there was a deliberate attack to get Black men out of homes
We know that the attack levied on Black men had an even greater impact on Black females
We were left vulnerable and unprotected
We had to do unmentionable things to protect our homes and our minds, even as our bodies were violated
You had to, too.
Think about the connection that a mother has with her children
Don’t you think that after 10 months of Oneness, she knows that you had to do some unforgivable shit to survive?
She felt your pain and carried it as her own, on top of her own, alongside that of her family and community
We are tired
We are tired
We are tired and we need you to spread the word that we are off limits
We are no longer the last item to check off on the list of equality
We fought and continue to fight for everybody’s equality
We are the fucking epitome of “All lives matter”!
We know that all lives matter because we fought for all lives to be able to vote and watched and cheered as that honor put Black men in office
We fought for women’s rights and silently witnessed white women march to the front of the line
We fought for LBGTQ+ rights and watched gay men benefit most
We fight for Black Lives Matter and have to defend ourselves when we highlight that Black life includes more than those born with penises
We say your name, we say her name, we never forget, we always support and console and nurture and give and give and give
And
We
Are
Fucking
Tired
You want your freedom?
You want to be treated like a king?
You want to be heard?
Well, if any of that is to come in any of our lifetime, now is the time for you to start protecting Black females
