All through Black History Month, we’ve been asking our team and Routes2Success‘ volunteers to share their perspectives on what this year’s theme, #ReclaimingNarratives, means to them. Catch up on our series below!
As we come to the end of the month, we want to leave our followers with a final ‘burst’ of creativity from ARE Associate, Routes2Success role-model, and motivational coach, Peju Abuchi with her new poem: My Black is Black: Bursts of inspiration on Reclaiming Narratives. We hope you enjoy reading!
My Black is Black: Bursts of inspiration on Reclaiming Narratives
Being Black is a beautiful, bold and bountiful blessing
We are blessed to be Black
No reason to feel you’re in lack
Black is Black
No more, no less
Nothing more is needed!
My Black is Lyrical
Black people have soul in their bones
And lyrics on the tip of their tongues
We were created to an angelic chorus
Music lives and breathes in the core of our being
In music, our true essence can be seen!
My Black is Creative
From the masterpiece that is our Blackness
We in turn create masterpiece
After masterpiece
Black people are gifted in our craft
From cocoa to coffee
Fabric to fashion
Property to technology
We rock the party!
My Black is Poetic
And this isn’t hectic
We are born brimming with rhythm and rhyme
Now is our time to step into full view
Our history holds treasure
We are significant beyond measure
Dig deep and dive
Fly through the bees’ hive
Respect our sweetness and gold mines!
© [2024] Peju Abuchi. All Rights Reserved.
Despite Black History Month coming to an end, ARE will, as always, continue to spotlight voices from our communities, and foreground perspectives help us on our mission to end race inequality for Black, Asian and Mixed heritage communities across the country.