VIDEO: 10 Things I Want To Say To A Black Woman By Joshua Bennett

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by Lamar Tyler | on August 11th, 2010 | 13 comments

I found this amazing poem on facebook. It was written and performed by Joshua Bennett who has also performed at the White House for President Obama.

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Lamar and Ronnie Tyler are the creators of the award-winning blog BlackandMarriedWithKids.com . They also are behind the Amazon.com bestselling DVDs Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, You Saved Me and Men Ain’t Boys that explores manhood in the African American community. The Tylers are also the proud parents of four children.

http://www.imageandcolor.com/ DIVAStyleCoach

Love this…truly a spoken word ARTIST…passed it along so others can enjoy!
Valhall7997

thanks to whomever tapped and posted…. a nice reminder!
http://www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com Lamar

Didn't know what to expect from the title and all the stuff you see nowadays but was pleasantly surprised and thoroughly impressed.
Harriet

wow.
http://www.bintentional.com Ayize Ma'at

Much respect….we all need to be reminded of the richness of black women.
http://www.bintentional.com Aiyanamaat

I just told my husband that I want our daughters to marry someone who's as profound as this brotha…I love it.
Wallacejazmin21

I'm only 18 and wow I really needed this, because where I come from the young black men put the black women down because we dont have skin the color of cotton, they put us down for our cuves and independent mind set. So again thank you. GOD BLESS

http://twitter.com/mikoya990 Maurice La Trale

Yes, ma'am!!! I feel you!!!
TreyRenee

I am only 23 and I understand where you are coming from. If we are not pale skinned, bony, figureless and giving them money, then the black men want nothing to do with us. What they fail to remember is that it was a white woman that got the snot beat out of Raymond Till in the state of Mississippi. The sad thing is they forget that when nobody else(the white woman or another woman that isn't black) was there for them, they looked to a black woman for guidance. Most of them still do, they just don't want to be with us because we are strong willed and refuse to let them walk all over us and because of that they choose the white woman and it's sad because they make us fell like we're losing the race which shouldn't even be the case at all.

LiquidSunsine

Joshua,

Your words resonated so close to my heart. Words cannot express how much I appreciate you for this affirmation!
TreyRenee

I am only 23 and I understand where all of you are coming from. If we are not pale skinned, bony, figureless and giving them money, then black men want nothing to do with us. What they fail to realize and remember is that it was lust for a white woman that got the snot beat out of Raymond Till in the state of Mississippi. The sad thing is they forget that when nobody else (the white woman or another woman that isn't black) was there for them, they looked to a black woman for guidance, love, and strength, most of them still do, they just don't want to be with us because we are strong willed and refuse to let them walk all over us and because of that they choose the white woman and it's sad because they make us fell like we're losing the race which shouldn't even be the case at all.
Tonyawilliams29

Really enjoyed this…he is extremely talented.
honestlyreal94

So many of our women need to hear a positive and empowering message about the value of who they are as the young “womb-end.” She needs to know that she is the beginning and the end of all creation. I just love how this young man embrace “wonderfulness” of the black woman. There is much to learn from this message. In essence of who he has become he knows the wealth from which he comes from.