| ONLY A BLACK WOMAN Can cuss a man out, make him feel like s*** then, make love to him the same night and make him feel like a king. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN Wears a burgundy French roll, 3 inch heels and a split up her thigh to work and make it look professional. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ Can wear the heck out of spandex. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ Can raise a doctor, a world class athlete and an A+ student in an environment deemed by society as dysfunctional, broken, underprivileged and disenfranchised. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ Can heat a whole house in the winter without help from the gas company. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ Can go from the boardroom to the block and "keep it real" in both places. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ Can slap the taste out of your mouth. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ Can put a Black man and his non-Black date on pins and needles just by walking into the room. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ Can live below poverty level and yet set fashion trends. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ Can fight two struggles everyday and make it look easy. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ Can make a child happy on Christmas Day even if he didn't get a damn thing. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ Can be admired and fantasized about by men of other races and know that when she does cross over its done out of sincerity not a political move. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ Can be 75 years old and look 45. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN.............. Can make other women want to pay plastic surgeons top $$$ for physical features she was already born with. ONLY A BLACK WOMAN............ can be the mother of civilization........ Did Ya Hear me? If you are BLACK in origin, please do not delete....Pass it on to 10 good friends of yours... Let the Black people come together. Yesterday is a memory Tomorrow is a vision Enjoy today!!! |
| TRIBUTE TO THE BLACK FAMILY |
| Subject: What a Woman Should Have WOMAN SHOULD HAVE > ...one old love > she can imagine > going back to... > and one who reminds > her how far she has come... > A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE... > ...enough money within her > control to move out and > rent a place of her own > even if she never wants > to or needs to... > A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE > ...something perfect to wear > if the employer or date of her > dreams > wants to see her in an hour... > A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE > ...a youth she's content > to leave behind.... > A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE > ...a past juicy enough that > she's looking forward to > retelling it in her old age.... > A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE > ...a set of screwdrivers, a > cordless drill, and a black > lace bra... > A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE > ...one friend who always > makes her laugh... > and one who > lets her cry... > A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE > ...a good piece of furniture > not previously owned by > anyone > else in her family... > A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE > ...eight matching plates, > wine glasses with stems, > and a recipe > for a meal that will make > her guests feel honored. > A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE > ...a feeling of control over > her destiny... > EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... > ...how to fall in love > without > losing herself... > EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... > ..HOW TO QUIT A JOB, > BREAK UP WITH A LOVER, > AND CONFRONT A FRIEND > WITHOUT RUINING THE > FRIENDSHIP... > EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... > ...when to try harder... and > WHEN TO WALK AWAY. > EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... > ...that she can't change the > length of her calves, the > width of her hips, or the > nature of her > parents... > EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... > ...that her childhood may > not have been perfect...but it's over... > EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... > ...what she would and > wouldn't > do for love or more... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... ...how to live alone... even if > she doesn't like it... > EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... > ...whom she can trust, > whom she can't, > and why she shouldn't > take it personally... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... ...where to go... > be it to her best friend's kitchen > table... > or a charming inn in the > woods...when her soul > needs soothing... > > EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... > ...what she can and can't > accomplish in a day... > a month...and a year... *** Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have >trouble remembering how to fly. |