"Black is Adjective, Adverb, Color, and Noun!" This line still gives me chills.

When Lou Gossett Jr. stood up..baby he was so proud..it made me weep.

"Black is not something we get to choose but it is something we get to cherish " FACTSSSSSSS💅🏾❤❤❤

I've watched this way too many times to count. Black is Brilliance

That foot stomp after "black is adjective, adverb, color and noun" got me over here yelling "you better go 'head" at the phone! 🙌👏This was amazing and so beautifully delivered!!! I hope it goes viral, peace and blessings #blackis

This gave me chills yes queen “I’m black like my daddy and my great, great, great, great grand mommy “ I love this who else has watched it two or more time so uplifting and powerful. This is going to take her. So many places .

BLACK IS HARD TO DO‼️✊🏿👑

I’m reciting this poem at a beauty pageant tomorrow 🙏🏾 I promise to do you justice, queen ❤️❤️

I need the following phrases on a T-shirt Black is strong Black and Blessed and highly favored Black and nothing less Black is HARD TO DO Black is something we dont get to choose but we get to cherish Black is ajd, adv, color, and noun

Whew! It’s now February in 2023 and I still come back to this amazingly uplifting performance by this blessed sista to be reminded that BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL!!! 🖤😍💪🏿👑

That made me cry. I'm so happy to see my ppl embracing ourselves again. We won't be stopped this time ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

You just smacked me with a WHOLE BUNCH of PRIDE!!! ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

“ON THA BLACK👏🏾HAND👏🏾SIDE👏🏾” God has blessed her. Keep delivering your message! Maya Angelou is looking down at you and smiling at the fact that someone is carrying her torch. Amen sister Theresa, keep preachin’.

I cried when I first heard this the energy 😍🙏 thank you queen

THAT. WAS. EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS BLESSED MY BLACK SOUL#BLACK PRIDE ❗ I was fighting back tears...God bless you Black Queen 👸🏾🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I’m Louis Gossett Jr! That’s me and my reaction 🎉🎉🎉🎉 The ways I would still be running and shouting because this is the best sermonette I’ve ever ever heard!!!

I would have hated to come behind her ....

I watch this every week and it still brings me to tears. This pep talk really feeds me.

Yass sista... Lou Gossett Jr. Stood up on that one. This poem is the truth. 👏👏👏👏🙌🙌✊✊

I aspire to one day get to perform my poetry to such a crowd! How wonderful!👏🏾

She’s brilliant. She took an ongoing joke and made it something positive. Talk about turning lemons into lemonade❤️ true genius

Black is grace Black is love Black makes babies black babies grow up Black is tough !! - I felt the in my soul 👏👏👏👏❤❤

Keeping this for my daughter when she’s older 🤞🏾♥️ this world has a way of really making u hate yourself even your own race . All black kids need to hear this . Teach these kids to love themselves who they are born to be. This speech was EVERYTHING Thank You 💘

Had Black is adjective, adverb, color and noun put on a t-shirt. That line sits in The depths of my spirit

I still come back to this and watch this every now and then. So beautiful, the delivery was absolutely perfect.

❤️😍❤️😍❤️ black blessed and blessed black and nothing less... Black is adjective adverb, color and noun

Black Is Something We Get To Wear & We Get To Rock This With Honor. Black Like My Grand Dad & My Great Great Great Great Grand Momma🥀❣

...this my 6th time watching this in 2 days

My love, I can watch this over and over and be moved, stirred, each time. I just said a small prayer for your health, creativity, success, and growth. Be loved.

I watch this every year and I tear up EVERY YEAR!!

Black stands alone...it is God's color for the beginning. Everything emerged from black...I am so glad to be Black every day.

Beautiful! You so black when you smile the stars come out! YASSSSSSS

🤚🏾❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏😍😍 This makes my heart skip a beat!!!

I truly pray the Theresa herself reads this message. When I say this poem touch me so very much. I am sitting on the couch in full tears. You have blessed me beyond all that I can say. These words need to be heard from every corner of the earth. Sis you are AMAZING!

This... got me in my feels! Im black! Black like my grandaddy and my great great grandmomma Black!

Love my Black skin and My Black People.

Damn Damn Damn! C'mon here! This here tugged at my heart, sent shivers down my spine and gave chills! 🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💃🏽🕺🏽

Her DELIVERY is EVERYTHING 🩶🩶🩶🩶

Sister this poem gave me motivation. I was in my house screaming and dropped the mic when u were done. This is so powerful and beautiful on sooooo many levels. The kids need this.

Excellence! Make this your child's new inner anthem...Pride is critical!!!!

When I have a rough day at work I get home and put this on my 4 year says some of the parts of the poem and it makes my heart melt!! Thank you so much for giving this poem to the world!

Oh my God. I love you SSSOOOOO much for writing thos poem . You have no idea how you've changed my life. Love you my STRONG BLACK SISTER.

You did that queen. They need to hook this in the projects and everywhere our black babies feel down trodden!

2020 and still watch it when I’m down ! She’s QUEEN ! Black we own it 💪🏾

" black is adjective , adverb , colour and noun " I felt that ❤

There is nothing like approval from your own people but to get it from the elders means you did something right

Black is everything 💯she did that 💯

He Stood Up because He Knew She was Speaking Right!! Rest in Heavenly Peace Mr. Gossett Jr.🙏🏾💜✊🏾🕊💜🕊💜 🕊🙏🏾

Nothing left to say... But Love that Black! 🙌🏾

This piece brings me such joy in the midst of the crazy that’s happening. #GeorgeFloyd

"Black is hard to do!" - I felt that, sis.

Am I the only one who screamed thank God I'm black after watching this

I’m soooo black 2023!!

I'm so blessed to be black ❤

Chills! Everytime I hear this. I visit just to be reminded how wonderfully black I am.

OUTSTANDING!!!! Makes me feel sorry, for those , who aren't BLACK

dang. a poem never made me tear up before.

I saw your performance when the Trumpet Awards repeated on Bounce. Thank you so much for posting. I’ve wanted to share this performance with friends and family who missed it. It’s inspiring and powerful.

Black on the black hand side. That is a line that took me all the way back to my childhood. Haven't heard that in a long time. I guess I am showing my age now. Oh well

I have seen this several time. I sat down and watched it just now....I cry like it is new. Thank you for this!! It means greatness to me...even today.

OMG, I'm just getting hold of this awesomeness in 2023 and this been out 3 yrs...but babbbyyy, I needed this!!! February 2023, happy black history month

THANK YOU, THERESA! 🙏🏾💛👏🏾🌸🥰

She is so blessed with this poem

I replayed it sooo many times. She deff did that!

Only if I could tap that 👍🏾 button a thousand timessss. This is everythingggg and more ❤️ Stay up my black people 😊🖤

" black is so much much more , black and nothing less" And that's on perioddddd💅🏾❤❤❤

Black magic at it's best!!!

I am so proud of you. Congratulations!!!

Felt this one in my soul!!! And said Lord I thank you for the struggles I've had just because I'm black... periodt

Incredible Stunning and Amazing 💜💜💜💜💜

Thank you Theresa🖤❤️ we really needed this

This need to be expressed to all right now

I had to hear this for Juneteenth 2021. Spirit is soaring🖤💛💚♥️

Wow just seeing this in 2024. My lord!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

2021 YASSSSS MY HOUSEHOLD LISTEN TO THIS EVERY MORNING

Black is Power!!! Love my Black Roots! 😍😍😍😍 🤎

She is the only person on earth who could’ve spoke this much life into those words🔥💪🏿💜💯

Black is Hard to DO!! 💯💯💯

Let this be more than a moment let it be a way of life moving forward. 🙏🏽

I cry every time I hear this poem. It grabs my soul. I pray that she is blessed beyond measure and I pray that our people are as well.

I AM OVER HERE IN UGLY FACE TEARS!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Why am I emotional? You can see everyone falling in love with their blackness again and again with every line, smile, and applause 👏🏽🥲

Black is the best! Black is me! My immediate family. Black is beautiful.

wow. stunning. the WORD.

I just saw this. This has just been entered into the patheon of greatness..Langston Hughes, Nikki G, Welcome Teresa. Fire

This should have millions of views!

Beautifully black!

Can’t Stop Watching This.

I felt Every Word of that Black is Hard But cherished

She all the way South and West Side CHICAGO!!!!

Never been more proud to be black than after hearing this beautiful poem!

Black is bless and highly favored lift every voice and sing......,❤

I literally want to wallpaper this to my young son’s bedroom wall 💫 🖤✨

I love this to death. We are a very unique ppl in this amrican system.

We need to hear this every day!

I love thiiiissssssssss❤

SHE IS GOD SENT JUST BEAUTIFUL AND HUMBLE WITH A STRONG TONGUE THAT CUT LIKE A TWO EDGE SWORD. SHE IS BLESSED.

AHHHHHMAZING!!! I got teary eyed! Happy Black History Month y’all! ✊🏾🥰🤎🥰🤎🥰🙌🏾

Looooooooove This!!!