What Is Black Culture?
Black culture is color
Vibrant reds, bright yellows and burnt orange
Black culture is movement
Swaying, two stepping, twirling, and twerking
Black culture is art
The brush of Alice Patrick, and the voice of Leontyne Price
Black culture is sumptuous
Ox Tails, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, and red soda pop
Black culture is textured
Razor bumps, soft curls, and callused hands
Black culture is competitive
Basketball, track, football, tennis and golf
Black culture is ambitious
Billionaires, scientists, writers and even a President
Black culture is soulful
John Coltrane, B.B. King, Little Richard and the Queen, Aretha
Black culture is pain
Emmett Till, Medgar Evers, and Breonna Taylor
Black culture is strength
Middle passage, slavery, Jim Crow, and the Montgomery Bus boycott
Black culture is sexy
Denzel Washington in Glory, Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones
Black culture is Proud
“I’m Black and I’m Proud”
Black culture is spiritual
Gospel music, Holy Ghost dancing, and ladies dressed in white.
Black culture is excellence
Valedictorians, Miss America, Grammy’s and Oscars
Black culture is America
Apple pie, protests, death and taxes
Black culture is me and I am a Black American
