From young, Black women are taught that we are our ancestors wildest dreams
We sacrifice our lives for the next generation of Black women to rise
We live every moment as if we are making history
To walk in tradition, but also to redefine
We are living in the new Black Renaissance, as Black culture spreads through waves of the web
We are changing our story, by changing the storytellers
Moving beyond not only our struggle, but also to harness the power of our joy
We can be beautiful and ornate and gracious—and be black too
Though we are far from finished, we are building the world we always knew
Change doesn’t happen from dusk to dawn, it is built on the backs of our predecessors strides
We as black women are here for way beyond this moment in time
We were always queens of earth, even though the rest of the world just laid their eyes
Words by Hannah Harris
Concept/Styling by Morgan McKensey
Creative Direction by Morgan McKensey and Emmanuel Toluwalase Owolabi
Photography by Emmanuel Toluwalase Owolabi
Video Direction and Editing by Palmer Williams
Makeup by Zabi Mulwa
Talent is Chasity Cofield, Morgan Cofield, and Aasia Latigue