My Black Privilege

Yea of course, 

I, 

me, 

a women,

a black women

a darker black women to be exact.. 

have black privilege because thats a thing you know 

Its like when I walk into the store and get followed ..  yea 

or that time i came back to school with my “extensions” and was told my hair grows fast 

or maybe its when a white person comes up to me asking if i listen to 21 savage because “black people listen to rap right?”

or my favorite is telling my brother to be safe 

as he heads out the door worrying he may be shot for reaching for his wallet 

maybe its when i worry about whether or not my brother or cousins or father will be the next Trayvon martin or Eric garner or philando castille even 

my black privilege 

has allowed me to be labeled as loud and ratchet and sometimes a hoe 

because that what dark skin black girls are 

right .. 

yea ….

thats black privilege 

its getting told I'm pretty for a black girl 

its being told I'm intimidating and mean and ugly natured 

but no no i swear its not cause your black 

I love black people I'm not racist 

Slavery happened years ago 

Black people are racist too

im not racist i just don't like black people  

yea … I've heard it all. 

No !

im not just another “angry black girl”

Im just a black girl 

Im not mad don't get me wrong 

I just wanted to inform you on my black privilege 

I wanted to inform you that it is NOT okay to touch my hair 

that is NOT  okay to mock “black slang”

It is not okay to say “are you speaking english” when i talk

It is not okay to put my people through hundreds of years of slavery and oppression and systemic racism and TELL US TO GET OVER IT!

Im sorry excuse my tone of voice

but can you blame me for getting worked up when I have to worry about whether or not my people will come home at night

yea …

thats MY black privilege