Just a compilation of thoughts of what black women feel about being themselves, does that statement make sense? Yes. In dedication of Black History Month but bringing awareness to Black History Month 365, which means that the celebration and recognition of African Americans should go beyond the month of February every year. Have you all seen the movie 12 Years A Slaves? Well, recently this movie has been shown on BET, and it depicts slavery in the 19th century. The film was very touching and can provoke an audience to feel uncomfortable, gloomyand upset. So as I watched the movie, paying attention closely to the treatment of the women slaves. I've concluded my response to the movie and came up with a concrete question that I wanted to know the answer from black women of the 21st century. "How do you feel about being a black girl"?

For me to get an in depth response to my question, I asked a couple of my friends to answer my question that I have raised attention to. "Because i am different and have bold features that stand out." said Nima Diallo. "How are you different and what are your bold features?" said Ronamina Davis. "But I am different, because I am me and I am black. My features are bold because of my skin complexion, I also feel exotic," said Nima. My friend Nima concluded to answering my question by saying "I'm unique and beautiful, I accept myself the way I am with my skin complexion, although some may not find it beautiful but I will not hate what I am and as a black girl, we are underrated and usually not found to be the most beautiful on the level of beauty." Jokingly stated,"I love the culture of my blackness and my hair mostly," said Nima. The question I asked may have been thought as easy to give a response to, but it takes more than saying you love your culture and beauty. My friend Nima told me that she never thought about her feelings about being a black girl. It was surprising when she made that statement because I believe that as black women our culture influences our position in society. There has been alot of blacklash towards the black women in today's society in which beauty is idealized already having an expected portrayal that is to appear "foreign". Back in a 19th century, society black women were ridiculed for their prominent body features such as their noses, lips and buttocks. Referring back to my question I've asked "How do you feel about being a black girl?" "Natural beauty years ago, they use to make fun of our features, but now they want our features." said Genevieve Johnson. My friend suggests that many women today want to imitate the natural features of black women.