Black girl magic is not me sacrificing my principles for your pleasure sorry I don’t play that……..

Black girl magic is a term used to describe we black women all the world in all our glory, yes black British girls, black West Indian girls, african American women etc it is a word that brings a sense of unity to us all. I for one am known for constantly posting this word using the hash tag on either twitter or Instagram. It makes your post just so much more intriguing.

Black girl magic to me is acknowledging the strength of our black ancestors that came before us, while simultaneously not forgetting our own. To survive in a world where racism still exists (i’m So tired I could go to sleep for 50 years and racism still would exist’) that is how ingrained in society racism is it’s not just people calling you names on the street in a pub.

It is the subtle way we are discriminated against when applying for jobs, there have been incidences where employers have denied jobs based on our first names because according to them they are too ‘black’ sounding. Well ain’t  that a…… erm let me watch my mouth but really too black sounding aka it’s too ghetto and let me not get started on the black women being fired for wearing box braids but yet our natural hair is too militant for the work place ‘inserts side eye here 😒😒’

Black girl magic is not excepting mediocrity just because it’s painted in your favourite colour and has a nice bow on it…. That bow could be bright red my favourite colour and I’m still not here for it. For example stop telling dark skinned black women that they are pretty for a dark skinned girl.

It is the most demeaning  thing to say essentially saying I don’t like your skin colour but you are acceptable. Back handed compliments is what I don’t associate with so please keep that nonsense to yourself and don’t put your racist colurist nonsense upon wi understand nuh?……

Black girl magic is in our power to continuously rise despite the stomping on our self worth, the breathlessness of unfounded hatred and a punch in our magnificence we are black girl magic in its finest form…….

Written by Sistah Soul…..❤️