This story was derived from a black woman's experience whereby she was being evicted for; (quote)” attempting to make a cultural statement on the properties where she was living.” Being that she had been given permission by the previous owners to teach on the land this made the eviction seem suspicious. The new property owner was overheard saying to another person not of color, that she was just another colored Woman! This piece is dedicated and written on behalf of this woman in hope that individuals will be mindful of the words that they choose to use and the power that they contain, to build up or to tear down. May we always remember the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks!
She's Just Another Colored Woman!
She's had 30 something operations in her life and she's only 50 plus years old, but she's just another colored Woman!
She has traveled all over the United States discovering her roots and teaching others to care about theirs, but she's just another colored Woman!
She has pitched tents, dug fire pits, moved the grandfathers (stones) all over the country to redistribute energies (history/herstory), but she's just another colored Woman!
She has helped women everywhere she has traveled, to become visionaries, better mothers, better sisters, better lovers, better community builders, but she's just another colored Woman!
She has traveled not only to discover her own roots, to build bridges to others, but she's just another colored Woman!
She has rediscovered and felt the pain of injustice to her people in her search but she's just another colored Woman!
She has survived the injustices inflicted upon her because of her birth but she's just another colored Woman!
She has remained quiet in the quake of all out discrimination but she's just another colored Woman!
She has worked on forgiveness at the core of her being when some have never tried, but she's just another colored Woman!
She has worked on her own healing through her craft but she's just another colored Woman!
She will rise again like the Phoenix from the ashes because she is a colored Woman!
She is a web weaver, a medicine woman, a midwife, a wisdom keeper, a storyteller, and she is a colored Woman!
She is a colored woman, she is a powerhouse of the Spirit, she is an instrument of the Most High, so don't be mistaken the next time you think you see just another colored Woman!
Written and Submitted by: Brenda Williams/ Sacredflower
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