Songs to Inspire and Uplift Black Women
India Arie “I Am Not My Hair”
“At the turn of the century
Its time for us to redefine who we be
You can shave it off
Like a South African beauty…
Its not what’s on your head
Its what’s underneath and say HEY….”
For black women struggling to come to grips with the fact that hair is simply a source of creativity rather than something you should feel bound to, India Arie finally said what a lot of sistahs were thinking but afraid to shout out loud. And as someone in the music industry, with hard to achieve beauty standards and the ever-present, “it’s-okay-to-get-butt-naked-to-sell-an-album” belief floating around, Arie boosts not only her own confidence, but every beautifully kinked up, permed, curled, and dreaded headed chick listening and singing along.
