What Happened to the Black QUEEN?

Tonight my eyes are weak but my spirit is willing… Just a thought that I want to put on the minds of people. Maybe this is more like a question that should provoke more thought on all of our parts. What happened to the “Black QUEEN?”  There was once a time when black women were held in the highest esteem.  It was reflected in power and in movement. Who is presently uplifting the black women?

We have fewer fathers who are in the lives of their princesses; therefore, many women are not growing to understand they were born to be QUEENS.  The father of a young lady has the responsibility of teaching her how precious she is. His job is to demonstrate to her, her true worth… that way no one can come along after him and show her anything less.

Music today is reminiscent of the lack of respect that has come to be developed towards our black women. As a young woman, I remember developing an interest in Tupac because of the words he shared about black women. When he spoke of his mother, in spite of their circumstance, in high regard he captured my ear.  “Even as a dope fiend mama. You always was a black queen mama…”  Those words have stuck with me since the beginning of ever hearing that song. What it showed me was that the black woman should be respected in spite of any flaws or faults she may have. She is not perfect, but she is nevertheless a QUEEN.

Black women have not reigned with a voice and evolutionary power since the era of “Power to the People” and black fists in the air. Their voices have become lighter than a feather and capable of evaporating in thin air. That power and strength must be revitalized.

Black men understand that BLACK QUEENS are the backbone of our culture. The starting point of the nurturing of your seeds. Hold black women in high esteem because they need your support and strength to help them to be strong enough raise the seeds of a nation strong.  As ‘Pac said, “There ain’t nothin’ like a Black woman.”  To take that even further… There is nothing like a black woman who has been raised to be a QUEEN… to raise nations of KINGS and QUEENS.

Dig deeper than these words take you and gauge your own thoughts on what it is to have a QUEEN in your life. Try to understand what it is to have a QUEEN raising KINGS and QUEENS in your image. That takes our people and our culture from slavedom to KINGdom.