10 Things I Want To Say To A Black Woman by Joshua Bennett (Captioned)

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  • Ten Things I want to say a Black Woman by The Strivers Row poet Joshua Bennett
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Komentáře • 276

  • @clpaige716
    @clpaige716 Před 12 lety +43

    "Who else can make kings out of bastards ? Turn a fatherless Christmas into a floor full of gifts.."
    This is amazing , got chills .

  • @shanoriya
    @shanoriya Před 8 lety +72

    am I the only one who crys everytime I watch this

    • @nelliebean84
      @nelliebean84 Před 4 lety +3

      Nope years later I still cry. Being a Black woman is overlooked n overwhelming. So when we're appreciated it hits your heart.

    • @deebrown2481
      @deebrown2481 Před 3 lety +1

      No I am crying now.Man the color of my skin gets me down sometimes.It’s so hard fighting the world.This helps

    • @madeleineg8438
      @madeleineg8438 Před 2 lety

      Yes

    • @smokeymcpot69
      @smokeymcpot69 Před 2 lety

      I've been listening to this poem for years and I'm crying right now.

    • @tiannathegreat9647
      @tiannathegreat9647 Před 2 lety

      No, I'm crying now!😭😩😂☺️

  • @missamazing17
    @missamazing17 Před 13 lety +9

    Beautiful... "the way the moon gets jealous when you mock her crescent figure with the shape of your mouth. Queen, you make the sky insecure." *swoons*

  • @MODEL1LENA
    @MODEL1LENA Před 9 lety +100

    I cried! Most Black woman are emotionally drained from the various issues we must face on a day to day basis. From the blatant lies of our history to the losing our confused Black men to woman who look nothing like us, all to show, that we aren't good enough but we will continue to persevere. It's in our DNA!

    • @veronicaalleyne
      @veronicaalleyne Před 7 lety +3

      I'm sorry but, I refuse to restrict love to similarities in skin color or else I've betrayed myself & am no longer worthy of it from anyone, just because he can find beauty in another who shares no physical similarities with me in no way diminishes my own beauty, I'm just not not that insecure or neurotic

    • @deaironsmith
      @deaironsmith Před 5 lety

      FOH

  • @malichai100
    @malichai100 Před 8 lety +38

    More black men like HIM will change the world. I'm after you bruh.

  • @MsBest82
    @MsBest82 Před 10 lety +132

    Joshua Bennett youre amazing thank you for reminding me as a black woman how beautiful and strong i am. For the white woman that tried to redirect this poem to white women stating whats wrong with white women; you just answered your own question... Allow us black women to enjoy admiration by our men without you feeling excluded from a bond(culture) that you will never understand even if you birth a black man kid(s). Take a sit and enjoy the message...

    • @ryublueblanka
      @ryublueblanka Před 6 lety

      you needed this corny ass to remind you of that? wtf...you need to get the entire seasons of a different world and living single and start feeling yourself...wise words from 2018

    • @sharonbrooms7271
      @sharonbrooms7271 Před 4 lety +2

      AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH SISTER!!!

  • @odysseyjones6215
    @odysseyjones6215 Před 8 lety +77

    I pray to marry a man like this!

    • @serious7179
      @serious7179 Před 4 lety

      I found one😊 It's possible sis...there are wonderful back men

  • @mentalshampoo
    @mentalshampoo Před 5 lety +8

    still here in 2019.

  • @ReginaDillard
    @ReginaDillard Před 10 lety +31

    Even his LISP is beautiful. Thank you for this. Love.

  • @jamaicaw.2135
    @jamaicaw.2135 Před 10 lety +47

    This made me feel so good about myself... In a world where we get put down on a daily, this was refreshing to know someone believes in our beauty, THANK YOU.

  • @ninamack1667
    @ninamack1667 Před 7 lety +15

    The poem that opened up my world to spoken word... 5 years later and I'm still looking back for my reason of inspiration when I have writer's block.

  • @lebothabethe1534
    @lebothabethe1534 Před 8 lety +18

    What muscles and well tailored suits are to other women, that’s what WORDS are to me. I'm a "speak WELL to me and you’ll win my heart" typer girl. Joshua Bennett, thank you for this beautiful love letter, for reminding me how much of a simple girl I am and always will be...

  • @arrowmcdowell6881
    @arrowmcdowell6881 Před 9 lety +57

    This was literally so beautiful 💖 black women are beautiful and deserve respect. 💖

    • @staticwave1139
      @staticwave1139 Před 2 lety

      No you need to earn respect you don't get respect by default just because you are a woman and the way you women acting you don't respect yourselves let alone the man respect, many other black women has corrupted our culture and created this s*** culture and passing on to the younger women with this narcissistic feminist woman is movement that kept the black movement down because of their own selfish grievous needs by coinciding with the government the biggest traitors in history is the so-called African American woman hands down ❗

  • @starcutie286
    @starcutie286 Před 8 lety +27

    Yes! teach self worth! show black women that they are beautiful and magical at a young age.

  • @taziafarrao
    @taziafarrao Před 7 lety +20

    "who else could make kings out of bastards"😢😢😢😢😢

  • @sharmy9396
    @sharmy9396 Před 10 lety +17

    We need so much more art like this uplifting colored women, I watched this some months ago and today it popped up in my mind again. This poem is so impacting its crazy.

  • @kylahhenry2634
    @kylahhenry2634 Před 10 lety +15

    Can you hear the tears falling down my face, I just...wow

  • @denisehickman6966
    @denisehickman6966 Před 9 lety +12

    I just heard a poem called 10 things I need to say to a black woman. I just have no word's to describe how I felt after word's. Truly amazing is this piece and every man woman and blaclk child need's to take a
    Listen.I lost it somewhere on fb so I don't kno who the author is.

  • @thinkpioneering9922
    @thinkpioneering9922 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Me and my mother don’t speak much these days but this always makes me remember what she sacrificed to bring me here. Makes me remember when we were more correspondent. I miss those days

  • @roots2gotv
    @roots2gotv Před 6 lety +5

    Still one of my favorite poems. I love Joshua, been watching him for years and to witness his journey has been nothing short of beautiful🔥🔥💕

  • @Sive_Nyanda
    @Sive_Nyanda Před 12 lety +2

    wish other young black men thought the way he does, beautiful words man!! he's truly talented, if i wasn't in south africa i'd definitely go see his poetry live!!

  • @dragonsparks6054
    @dragonsparks6054 Před 3 lety +2

    I found this video in my junior year of high school. I'm now 23. I have lost count how many times this poem has been the words I have never figured out what to say to my female friends in situations I have no knowledge in. Thank you for that.

  • @ChiChiV93
    @ChiChiV93 Před 9 lety +14

    I can't even explain the feeling I had watching this..

  • @Ziemiax
    @Ziemiax Před 2 lety +1

    Still gets me emotional.... so many years later. ❤️

  • @DJ23322332
    @DJ23322332 Před 10 lety +8

    BEAUTIFUL. I CRIED...SERIOUSLY-THANK YOU

  • @CVMelanie2009
    @CVMelanie2009 Před 13 lety +1

    omg! this message was the most beautiful thing any black woman could ever hear ...thank you :)

  • @idaranta5989
    @idaranta5989 Před 9 lety +7

    Geezzz I cried. So Beautiful.

  • @bjohnson9320
    @bjohnson9320 Před 12 lety +1

    This poem makes my heart smile; If you're a girl you should be honored to be a woman after hearing this poem & if you're a guy you should make you girl feel like this today

  • @50ccc
    @50ccc Před 11 lety +1

    I cried. This smile, that -NOT A SOUL- can steal from me, is due to you and your words. Simply put, thank you...

  • @Nayrizzy
    @Nayrizzy Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for making a teenage me believe in her worth I still watch this video at 26 and the words still touch me the same ❤️

  • @ladyalexci
    @ladyalexci Před 10 lety +3

    This almost made me cry. It's so beautiful.

  •  Před 10 lety +4

    "heaven in your hello" ... "why we forgot to call you divine in the first place" ... love this... reminds me of my poem "evaporate"..

  • @Go_Ranei
    @Go_Ranei Před 11 lety +1

    This poem is life; it speaks volumes and screams truth. The passion behind these words can cause the blind to see and the deaf to hear. It's amazing. I pray that God continues to bless u with words of truth that inspire greatness. ♡

  • @fashiongrl326
    @fashiongrl326 Před 9 lety +4

    This poem rendered me to tears! Pure poetry at it's best

  • @francesjohnson6638
    @francesjohnson6638 Před 3 lety +1

    This is STILL my favorite poem 🖤

  • @stephb5410
    @stephb5410 Před 10 lety +6

    Your piece was beautiful and amazing. Thank you.

  • @parisbrown9669
    @parisbrown9669 Před 8 lety +15

    21 duck boys disliked this video... What is there to dislike??? I hate Internet trolls

    • @sharonbrooms7271
      @sharonbrooms7271 Před 4 lety

      LOL SPOT ON SISTER!!! THAT'S THE MAIN THING WRONG WITH OUR OPPRESSORS IS THEIR INNATE ENVY OF US. AND NO WONDER IT WAS THEIR FATHER SATAN'S INNATE JEALOUSY OF GOD WHO IS BLACK THAT GOT HIM KICKED OUT OF HEAVEN...

  • @Gigilovehugs
    @Gigilovehugs Před 6 lety +1

    This poem this poem is speaking life to my hurt spirit

  • @MzMusiq94
    @MzMusiq94 Před 12 lety +1

    Every Black Female Should Listen To This, It's Beautiful, I Almost Cried...!

  • @Taniere
    @Taniere Před 2 lety +1

    I use to be in love with this poem.

  • @JustALovelyLdy
    @JustALovelyLdy Před 9 lety +3

    Thank you very much. I needed to hear this from a man, a man that resembles me.

  • @milawy8115
    @milawy8115 Před 4 lety

    Had to come to this today. Heavy heart. I just pressed play and closed my eyes to listen. Thank you, Joshua.

  • @zakiyarhodie9801
    @zakiyarhodie9801 Před 6 lety +1

    I will never get tired of this! ❤️

  •  Před 10 lety +8

    goosebumps....

  • @beautiful835
    @beautiful835 Před rokem

    STILL VISIT THIS POEM TILL THIS DAY💜

  • @ButterflieJay88
    @ButterflieJay88 Před 12 lety

    It is moments like these that I realize that SPOKEN WORD is
    still alive and still touches peoples souls. Keep doing
    what your doing!!!! May God continue to bless you young man.

  • @vuyilemagwaza3236
    @vuyilemagwaza3236 Před 3 lety +1

    2021 and am still here.

  • @blackloveactivist6339
    @blackloveactivist6339 Před 4 lety

    My GOD!!! I'm in tears! Thank you..Thank you..this is beautiful! We ARE! We ARE!..When you strengthen us..we glow so bright that we become mirrors..We reflect how Great you are! Thank you for seeing us (Black Man). -Mantra

  • @NightMagiq
    @NightMagiq Před 13 lety

    thank you...and god bless your mama. she raised a good one.

  • @tysheanabrantley202
    @tysheanabrantley202 Před 7 lety

    I don't even know what to say! This was beautiful, I'm in real tears right now!!! Wow!! I love this!

  • @TaoKiomi
    @TaoKiomi Před 13 lety

    I still have goosebumps, and I want to cry. Oh my goodness, I could listen to his voice all day.

  • @sydriam999
    @sydriam999 Před 12 lety

    I always cry when I hear this poem.

  • @zabaparviainen3657
    @zabaparviainen3657 Před 9 lety +4

    It is so beautiful, it made me cry....thank you

  • @SupermanSavedMe
    @SupermanSavedMe Před 12 lety

    ... this moved me to tears, and that is not an easy thing to do... thank you...

  • @babyb120306
    @babyb120306 Před 8 lety +3

    WOW...From the first word to the last....SPEECHLESS.....

  • @milawy8115
    @milawy8115 Před 3 lety +1

    Back again because 💙

  • @alovelywalk88
    @alovelywalk88 Před 4 lety

    Almost 10 years later....still my favorite ❤️❤️

  • @mayaarmour14
    @mayaarmour14 Před 8 lety +2

    trying sooo hard not to cry!! Ugh it's too beautiful!!

  • @777morgy
    @777morgy Před 13 lety

    he is just ...words cant describe!!!

  • @sylviesaraga7382
    @sylviesaraga7382 Před 8 lety

    That is so beautiful. Most beautiful words I ever heard. Thank you for sharing this with us.

  • @tisharose6287
    @tisharose6287 Před 8 lety +2

    Beautiful!!!!!! I LOVE THIS! Made me cry 😞😢👏👏👏👏👏💪👑💯💓

  • @pedostare
    @pedostare Před 13 lety

    This was so touching; I cried while watching it. What an amazing man and what an excellent example of how articulate black men can be. Thanks for the upload!

  • @seaweed2007
    @seaweed2007 Před 5 lety

    So incredibly beautiful. There are no words to describe the feelings his words evoke. Poetry of and for the soul. ❤️

    • @sharonbrooms7271
      @sharonbrooms7271 Před 4 lety

      Jeanine Best
      Jeanine Best
      5 years ago
      Joshua Bennett youre amazing thank you for reminding me as a black woman how beautiful and strong i am. For the white woman that tried to redirect this poem to white women stating whats wrong with white women; you just answered your own question... Allow us black women to enjoy admiration by our men without you feeling excluded from a bond(culture) that you will never understand even if you birth a black man kid(s). Take a sit and enjoy the message...

  • @angelbreon
    @angelbreon Před 13 lety

    Oh My Goodness... I Wanna Cry Now . I LOVE This Poem .

  • @globug78
    @globug78 Před 13 lety

    Very nice, beautiful, I loved it. It's about time a black man praise his black queen. Thank you for making this video. It was a pleasure listening to those sweet melodies of words flowing from your mouth. thank you

  • @Baileytheferret1
    @Baileytheferret1 Před 12 lety

    OMG i just fell deeply in love
    With his words
    To be black in the world is not always considered beauty so when a man like this tells you he treasures every aspect of your being it radiates happiness from my spirit and I LOVE IT

  • @hanishamarshall3341
    @hanishamarshall3341 Před 11 lety

    OMG!!! don't judge me, i cried!!! this is the most beautiful thing I ever heard. and you'll cook? OMG. and poems just makes you loce yourself more and more. your wife and kids will be or is lucky to have you. OMG!

  • @bjohnson9320
    @bjohnson9320 Před 12 lety

    That left me completely speechless..I've NEVER felt as appreciated as a black woman then just now after watching this. This was beautifully amazing; it made my heart smile

  • @andrextra1234
    @andrextra1234 Před 13 lety +1

    For every 10 Waka Flocka's there's one of you....good stuff brutha, keep it up!!!!

  • @caramellovesista9634
    @caramellovesista9634 Před 8 lety +2

    Thank you black men. We love y'all too.

  • @arosestillblooming88
    @arosestillblooming88 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you this made up for every time I felt like black men didn’t see me 🤎 I feel seen I feel....felt 🤎✊🏾 thank you 🙏🏾

  • @micole83
    @micole83 Před 2 lety

    Until I feel that a man feels this way about me…. I will be single. This was so dang beautiful

  • @lexy393
    @lexy393 Před 12 lety

    i actually teared up...i thought guys like this were nonexistent...i thought they were only spoken of but never to be seen :)

  • @hellobeautifulpeople4555
    @hellobeautifulpeople4555 Před 6 lety +2

    I Want black women to stop bleaching their skin 😢😭😖😖😖 please I'm black. And it makes my heart breaks to see black women bleaching what so beautiful. And perfect.😖

  • @lesliepeterson7677
    @lesliepeterson7677 Před rokem

    Humbly, thank you, young sir.

  • @_ami95
    @_ami95 Před 11 lety

    I am shedding tears, I needed this more than you can ever know. Thank you.

  • @singinwithceline
    @singinwithceline Před 10 lety +2

    Joshua, I wrote poems for my brother and sister based on this. Thanks!

  • @ValarieCole
    @ValarieCole Před 12 lety

    Jesus!!!! Words are strong and ever so real! God has blessed him with a major gift!

  • @WonderChia
    @WonderChia Před 11 lety

    This moved me to tears! Bless you, Joshua, and thank you.

  • @jmchawkeye
    @jmchawkeye Před 13 lety

    Beautiful (from a white guy in the Midwest).
    Keep doing you. Much respect for this video.

  • @Ayumiessence
    @Ayumiessence Před 12 lety

    All I can say is AWESOME!!!! LOVE IT!!!! WOW!!! So there is really men still out here like this!!!! Thank You God!!!! There is HOPE!!!!

  • @ratio777
    @ratio777 Před 6 lety

    Even tho this video doesn’t have the millions of views it surely deserves. I’m happy to know that ppl who found this gem, most likely has the same amazing feeling I had after watching this.

  • @beautimoniously
    @beautimoniously Před 13 lety

    i loved this. absolutely loved it. made me proud to be a black woman.

  • @0609ju
    @0609ju Před 11 lety

    Divine......simply divine

  • @jessicabanks9036
    @jessicabanks9036 Před 6 lety

    I feel uplifted and encouraged every time I hear this poem 😏

  • @EMELiO96701
    @EMELiO96701 Před 13 lety

    LOVE! this poem made me cry. i LOVE this one even tho im not black...but dang your the bomb dude!!!

  • @lisapearl9757
    @lisapearl9757 Před 11 lety

    I love you. When I need encouragement to face the challenges of my day, I can listen to you and know that your are a blessing from God to encourage my soul.

  • @TiffanyNT02
    @TiffanyNT02 Před 13 lety

    Last name optional...word. definetly the kind of man i'm looking for. wonderful. absolutely beautiful & heart-felt. a poet and man at his best

  • @MariWay2x
    @MariWay2x Před 11 lety +1

    This was amazing that's all I can say the rest took my breathe away I loved it and it open my mind made me think!!

  • @YahkiYah_Yisrael
    @YahkiYah_Yisrael Před 8 lety +1

    BEAUTIFUL!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!! - YOU MADE ME SMILE XXX

  • @rasimphiliivha4571
    @rasimphiliivha4571 Před 8 lety +1

    ow! This is so beautiful

  • @lululovexo8227
    @lululovexo8227 Před 7 lety +4

    that was beautiful

  • @mre1love1love
    @mre1love1love Před 9 lety +3

    WOW hey brother I just watch the HBO show you have improved so much from there bro just keep doing what you doing you were the first person I looked up

  • @MartyredxMaiden
    @MartyredxMaiden Před 11 lety

    almost made me tear up. what a brilliant poet.

  • @raywilliams4387
    @raywilliams4387 Před 7 měsíci

    1 we need you
    2 we love you
    3 we will protect you
    4 we need you to protect our gentle heart for we are from you we will stand with you be well love yourself be happy

  • @freefallinification
    @freefallinification Před 12 lety +2

    you are such a beautiful man. :) thank you for this.

  • @brittdavid8591
    @brittdavid8591 Před 2 lety +1

    Musicians speaking to The Black Woman Worldwide, Hello Melanated Queens, every last one of You Black Milwaukee 👊🏾

  • @tamarajohnson3880
    @tamarajohnson3880 Před 10 lety +6

    Omg just gave me life

  • @rod-jeaneldora8669
    @rod-jeaneldora8669 Před 10 měsíci

    13 years later. Time flies

  • @bearsinyourpants
    @bearsinyourpants Před 6 lety

    That's was beautiful had a Sista tearing up 😥 wish we heard these things more often