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I am a black woman.

I am a feminist

I am a socialist

I am a black rights activist

I am what you fear most

I have a big mouth

I have an education

I have natural hair

that

I am unafraid to let fly free

I will call out your

biases

bigotry

bogus beliefs

I will do so with a smile so sly

it'll make you second guess

all you thought you knew

I will provide statistics

that you'll indubitably call fake news

that is the best come back you've got after all

My curves will make you question beauty

with time you'll try to say you had them first

My skin will send you to the tanning bed

although you'll swear dark brown skin is the worst

You'll want to touch my braids

and yet question their professionality

You'll tell me stop complaining

but then whine about reverse inequality

Exhausting

Privileged

Blind

Hateful

Deaf

I am what you loathe

Audacious

Unapologetic

Questionably youthful

Colorful

Present

Gold

I am a black woman.