"Black is Adjective, Adverb, Color, and Noun!" This line still gives me chills.

@celeste821

4 жыл бұрын

The God come out gets me

@e.d.h5533

4 жыл бұрын

She had me at "You so blaaaack!", but that one line you mentioned is so profound...just...like...us...blaaaaack folks.

@monicwilliams406

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@ebonyblakeeb

3 жыл бұрын

Yessssssssssss

@tonyastacker9804

3 жыл бұрын

Yes lord 🙌🏿

When Lou Gossett Jr. stood up..baby he was so proud..it made me weep.

@teeholt750

4 жыл бұрын

mediamamachick yessssssssssss!!!!

@aliciajones7455

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite part.

@meechee2too754

Жыл бұрын

Yes 🙌🏿

@chad8856

Жыл бұрын

Are you the person who recited that poem?

@mediamamachick

Жыл бұрын

​@chad8856 Oh how I wish I could claim it. The pen does belong to me but to Ms. Theresa Wilson. All flowers and poetry praises to her. ❤

"Black is not something we get to choose but it is something we get to cherish " FACTSSSSSSS💅🏾❤❤❤

That foot stomp after "black is adjective, adverb, color and noun" got me over here yelling "you better go 'head" at the phone! 🙌👏This was amazing and so beautifully delivered!!! I hope it goes viral, peace and blessings #blackis

@TheEleniAgency

5 жыл бұрын

Yasss that gave me all the chills!!!So powerful🙌🏾🙌🏾

@irenedavo3768

3 жыл бұрын

Cheeks217 please Subscribe to Jim Nduruchi

@AAUNikkiNichole

Жыл бұрын

Yeeeessssss that gave me life 🙌🏾

I've watched this way too many times to count. Black is Brilliance

@tracyhardaway8496

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@BIGGYMIC63

Ай бұрын

On here and instagram ❤❤❤❤

I’m reciting this poem at a beauty pageant tomorrow 🙏🏾 I promise to do you justice, queen ❤️❤️

@alexiscraft7638

5 жыл бұрын

Donisha Brown How’d it go?

This gave me chills yes queen “I’m black like my daddy and my great, great, great, great grand mommy “ I love this who else has watched it two or more time so uplifting and powerful. This is going to take her. So many places .

@tracyhardaway8496

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@angel_vs_herselfchancesmak2437

4 жыл бұрын

N Nicole Boyd AMEN YES IT WILL AND HAS🙏🏾❤️✊🏾

@somebodyoutthere962

4 жыл бұрын

I've been playing it on repeat since the day I saw it. I'm listening to it instead of music nowadays I got it downloaded 🖤

@RhoyalOne1922

4 жыл бұрын

I keep replaying. Especially now!! #BLM!!!!

@irenedavo3768

3 жыл бұрын

N Nicole Boyd please Subscribe to Jim Nduruchi

I need the following phrases on a T-shirt Black is strong Black and Blessed and highly favored Black and nothing less Black is HARD TO DO Black is something we dont get to choose but we get to cherish Black is ajd, adv, color, and noun

@ladybuglove61201

5 жыл бұрын

I like that idea. Get the t-shirt made yourself. Don't wait for someone else to make it

@dontaealex13

5 жыл бұрын

Augusta Perry i wanted the person who created the content to get the profit 🤷🏾‍♂️ but thats just me

@ladybuglove61201

5 жыл бұрын

@@dontaealex13 I do understand that.

@erikar.7047

5 жыл бұрын

"Black is adjective, adverb color and noun"

@nytashakay8994

4 жыл бұрын

I’m getting this on a tee shirt My aunt makes them ☺️☺️ I would like to talk to her and see if it’s ok. Her name will be on it too

BLACK IS HARD TO DO‼️✊🏿👑

@3rdgenerl

4 жыл бұрын

THIS IS AWESOME HAS ME IN TEARS !!!TO HEAR A POEM OF THE MANY CLARIFIED IDENTITIES OF OUR BLACK KINGS AND QUEENS!!! INSPITE OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE WE ARE STILL ROYALTY!!!

@Mrero1971

3 жыл бұрын

😍One my favorite lines😍

@Apixi

3 жыл бұрын

Maaaaaan!!! Felt that around the world and back!!!

@marilynharris4831

2 жыл бұрын

Black is hard Black is hard to do

@alecia5043

2 жыл бұрын

Benefit of the doubt?!?! What’s that

Whew! It’s now February in 2023 and I still come back to this amazingly uplifting performance by this blessed sista to be reminded that BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL!!! 🖤😍💪🏿👑

That made me cry. I'm so happy to see my ppl embracing ourselves again. We won't be stopped this time ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

You just smacked me with a WHOLE BUNCH of PRIDE!!! ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

THAT. WAS. EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“ON THA BLACK👏🏾HAND👏🏾SIDE👏🏾” God has blessed her. Keep delivering your message! Maya Angelou is looking down at you and smiling at the fact that someone is carrying her torch. Amen sister Theresa, keep preachin’.

I cried when I first heard this the energy 😍🙏 thank you queen

@mattlocdproductions

5 жыл бұрын

Sane. Teary eyed as I type

@whitneydavis8341

5 жыл бұрын

Honey me to

@renaldojohnson8350

3 жыл бұрын

Look at us now 🙌🏾🙌🏾

@laurenheath797

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!@

I aspire to one day get to perform my poetry to such a crowd! How wonderful!👏🏾

@darrellreid5410

5 жыл бұрын

You will sister

@foes100

2 жыл бұрын

You will !

She’s brilliant. She took an ongoing joke and made it something positive. Talk about turning lemons into lemonade❤️ true genius

@RicheeBe

Жыл бұрын

wait explain

@halimawolfisberg1940

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s from The Color Purple…. You do black.

@halimawolfisberg1940

Жыл бұрын

Oops… you so black

@SierraKBruno

Жыл бұрын

@@RicheeBe in school they used to make fun of darkskins with “you so black jokes”. It was never a positive phrase. Example: You so black when the teacher turn off the lights you get marked absent

Yass sista... Lou Gossett Jr. Stood up on that one. This poem is the truth. 👏👏👏👏🙌🙌✊✊

@brendashivers8517

Жыл бұрын

😊😮🎉😊😮

THIS BLESSED MY BLACK SOUL#BLACK PRIDE ❗ I was fighting back tears...God bless you Black Queen 👸🏾🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I watch this every week and it still brings me to tears. This pep talk really feeds me.

I’m Louis Gossett Jr! That’s me and my reaction 🎉🎉🎉🎉 The ways I would still be running and shouting because this is the best sermonette I’ve ever ever heard!!!

Keeping this for my daughter when she’s older 🤞🏾♥️ this world has a way of really making u hate yourself even your own race . All black kids need to hear this . Teach these kids to love themselves who they are born to be. This speech was EVERYTHING Thank You 💘

@ceramicmug8500

Жыл бұрын

It’s now a children’s book! Check it out!

...this my 6th time watching this in 2 days

@brazibulan3912

5 жыл бұрын

Darrell Reid I feel you. I come back for a refresher course every now and then.

Black is grace Black is love Black makes babies black babies grow up Black is tough !! - I felt the in my soul 👏👏👏👏❤❤

Had Black is adjective, adverb, color and noun put on a t-shirt. That line sits in The depths of my spirit

🤚🏾❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏😍😍 This makes my heart skip a beat!!!

I still come back to this and watch this every now and then. So beautiful, the delivery was absolutely perfect.

Black stands alone...it is God's color for the beginning. Everything emerged from black...I am so glad to be Black every day.

Black Is Something We Get To Wear & We Get To Rock This With Honor. Black Like My Grand Dad & My Great Great Great Great Grand Momma🥀❣

My love, I can watch this over and over and be moved, stirred, each time. I just said a small prayer for your health, creativity, success, and growth. Be loved.

Her DELIVERY is EVERYTHING 🩶🩶🩶🩶

This... got me in my feels! Im black! Black like my grandaddy and my great great grandmomma Black!

Beautiful! You so black when you smile the stars come out! YASSSSSSS

❤️😍❤️😍❤️ black blessed and blessed black and nothing less... Black is adjective adverb, color and noun

I watch this every year and I tear up EVERY YEAR!!

I would have hated to come behind her ....

@tracyhardaway8496

4 жыл бұрын

That's the exact same thing I said.

@tracyhardaway8496

4 жыл бұрын

That's the same thing I said....

@staceyallen2133

4 жыл бұрын

that's EXACTLY what I thought

@lisasmith8007

4 жыл бұрын

Yep yep! Marsha was probably like, "dang!"😂

@angel_vs_herselfchancesmak2437

4 жыл бұрын

ADAMOLOGY before or after cause babaaaaaaay OMG BLACK IS EXCELLENT BLACK IS POWERFUL BLACK IS JUST WHY IM BEYOND BLESS TO BE BLACK🙌🏾

There is nothing like approval from your own people but to get it from the elders means you did something right

Excellence! Make this your child's new inner anthem...Pride is critical!!!!

I truly pray the Theresa herself reads this message. When I say this poem touch me so very much. I am sitting on the couch in full tears. You have blessed me beyond all that I can say. These words need to be heard from every corner of the earth. Sis you are AMAZING!

Damn Damn Damn! C'mon here! This here tugged at my heart, sent shivers down my spine and gave chills! 🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💃🏽🕺🏽

2020 and still watch it when I’m down ! She’s QUEEN ! Black we own it 💪🏾

He Stood Up because He Knew She was Speaking Right!! Rest in Heavenly Peace Mr. Gossett Jr.🙏🏾💜✊🏾🕊💜🕊💜 🕊🙏🏾

Sister this poem gave me motivation. I was in my house screaming and dropped the mic when u were done. This is so powerful and beautiful on sooooo many levels. The kids need this.

You did that queen. They need to hook this in the projects and everywhere our black babies feel down trodden!

Black is everything 💯she did that 💯

" black is adjective , adverb , colour and noun " I felt that ❤

When I have a rough day at work I get home and put this on my 4 year says some of the parts of the poem and it makes my heart melt!! Thank you so much for giving this poem to the world!

Incredible Stunning and Amazing 💜💜💜💜💜

"Black is hard to do!" - I felt that, sis.

This piece brings me such joy in the midst of the crazy that’s happening. #GeorgeFloyd

I am so proud of you. Congratulations!!!

Nothing left to say... But Love that Black! 🙌🏾

Oh my God. I love you SSSOOOOO much for writing thos poem . You have no idea how you've changed my life. Love you my STRONG BLACK SISTER.

Chills! Everytime I hear this. I visit just to be reminded how wonderfully black I am.

I saw your performance when the Trumpet Awards repeated on Bounce. Thank you so much for posting. I’ve wanted to share this performance with friends and family who missed it. It’s inspiring and powerful.

OUTSTANDING!!!! Makes me feel sorry, for those , who aren't BLACK

I'm so blessed to be black ❤

I replayed it sooo many times. She deff did that!

I have seen this several time. I sat down and watched it just now....I cry like it is new. Thank you for this!! It means greatness to me...even today.

Love my Black skin and My Black People.

dang. a poem never made me tear up before.

@melindatyson9704

19 күн бұрын

Right, I felt that with all my heart!!!!

I’m soooo black 2023!!

Black magic at it's best!!!

Black on the black hand side. That is a line that took me all the way back to my childhood. Haven't heard that in a long time. I guess I am showing my age now. Oh well

She is so blessed with this poem

Am I the only one who screamed thank God I'm black after watching this

@Mrero1971

3 жыл бұрын

No you weren't!

OMG, I'm just getting hold of this awesomeness in 2023 and this been out 3 yrs...but babbbyyy, I needed this!!! February 2023, happy black history month

" black is so much much more , black and nothing less" And that's on perioddddd💅🏾❤❤❤

THANK YOU, THERESA! 🙏🏾💛👏🏾🌸🥰

Only if I could tap that 👍🏾 button a thousand timessss. This is everythingggg and more ❤️ Stay up my black people 😊🖤

Black is the best! Black is me! My immediate family. Black is beautiful.

Thank you Theresa🖤❤️ we really needed this

FIST N DA AIR!

I had to hear this for Juneteenth 2021. Spirit is soaring🖤💛💚♥️

2021 YASSSSS MY HOUSEHOLD LISTEN TO THIS EVERY MORNING

Black is bless and highly favored lift every voice and sing......,❤

I cry every time I hear this poem. It grabs my soul. I pray that she is blessed beyond measure and I pray that our people are as well.

I just saw this. This has just been entered into the patheon of greatness..Langston Hughes, Nikki G, Welcome Teresa. Fire

Wow just seeing this in 2024. My lord!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Felt this one in my soul!!! And said Lord I thank you for the struggles I've had just because I'm black... periodt

Thank you wow powerful✊🏿

She is the only person on earth who could’ve spoke this much life into those words🔥💪🏿💜💯

I literally want to wallpaper this to my young son’s bedroom wall 💫 🖤✨

This need to be expressed to all right now

Never been more proud to be black than after hearing this beautiful poem!

Black is Power!!! Love my Black Roots! 😍😍😍😍 🤎

Love It! You Got A Standing Ovation Over Here!!! I've listen to this already twice, and still counting! Who Are You? Where Did You Come From? (lol) I'm looking forward to more Spoken Word Pieces from You!!! This was too short (lol)

@lisasmith8007

4 жыл бұрын

The original version is on here also. Type in "you so black"

We need to hear this every day!

These was beautiful 😢😢

Why am I emotional? You can see everyone falling in love with their blackness again and again with every line, smile, and applause 👏🏽🥲

Looooooooove This!!!

wow. stunning. the WORD.

SHE IS GOD SENT JUST BEAUTIFUL AND HUMBLE WITH A STRONG TONGUE THAT CUT LIKE A TWO EDGE SWORD. SHE IS BLESSED.

I cried. ❤✊🏿❤✊🏿❤

She all the way South and West Side CHICAGO!!!!

I felt Every Word of that Black is Hard But cherished

Can’t Stop Watching This.

Beautifully black!

LOVE THIS! 🖤 Black is HARD TO DO!!!

This gives me goosebumps everytime I watch