There is a great legacy of self-love from female African-American poets. It is an unapologetic embrace of women's fabulousness: their hair, their hips, their smile, their curves, their everything. It is a counter current against the machine of self-loathing and criticism that beleaguers so many women today. These strong black ladies take pride in who they are and remind us that we should too! I wanted to include the video clips so you can hear their voices, their unabashed swagger and pride in who they are. A feel-good moment for your day!
Lucille Clifton (a Pulitizer Prize winning poet from Maryland!): "Homage to My Hips"
Maya Angelou: "Phenomenal Woman"
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