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The “Fall Of The Black Woman” Is Actually The Renaissance Of Black Femininity!
“We are reclaiming our individuality, our womanhood, and abandoning the notion that we automatically belong to a community that only views us as living, breathing, walking wombs.”
There is a song that has been living rent-free in my head for the past few days. It feels like a literal spell, because I cannot stop playing the track and wining my hips to the beat.
What really has me mesmerized with the song is the music video. Like many viewers commented, it is raw and raunchy, but enticing plus tasteful at the same damn time. The talented black background dancers, coupled with the beautiful chemistry between the male rapper and female songstress, makes for a successful music project.
I couldn’t help but smile every time I watched the music video over and over again, because it truly warms my heart to see black women free themselves and let loose. At the end of the video there was a behind-the-scenes clip of the ladies dancing. They cheered each other on as each of them took a few seconds to showcase their talents and strong, powerful bodies by twerking, wining, and doing splits and headstands. The energy in that room was healthy and positive, and there was even a short impromptu view of the male director smiling at the fun the ladies were enjoying. I simply love…
