Strong Black Women

Momma, Grandma, Aunties and Great Aunties And all the others that came before you and me Thank you for shaping me Obama, Biles, Copeland, Queen Bey And all the others that came before you and me Thank you for shaping my ideology Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Coretta Scott King And all the others that stood and fought like thee Thank you for shaping the strength in me Angelou, Brooks, Chin, and Giovanni And all the others string words so eloquently Thank you for shaping my poetry Strong black women in history Though underrepresented in books you live in me So I thank, thank you, for mentoring me