Who Is Madame Noire?
Interview by Kweli Wright
Name: Sister Toldja
Title: Blogger, thebeautifulstruggler.com
Twitter handle: @sistertoldja
What do you love about being a Madame Noire?
For all the trials and tribulations, Black female life is a multisplendored treasure to behold. With all due respect to other women, I feel that my Black woman toolbox is rich and full in ways no one else could even attempt to match. From the Africa in my hair to the Arkansas in my blood, and the Brooklyn in my strut…Black girls are magic. I wouldn’t trade if for the world.
Is the media (news and reality shows) having a “field day” with black women? Why black women and why now?
By presenting images of Black womanhood that imply inherent flaws, the media serves its purpose as the right hand of the White supremacist patriarchy that continues to govern American life. Why us? Why now? Because across the board, Black women are making strides academically and professionally. It is in the best interest of the powers that be to make us feel that Michelle Obama is some lucky accident and that Black women are doomed to lives of disappointment and tragedy. We have to refute these notions with our words and our lives.
