WE
WE >>
WE >> HAVE STARTED A NEW SERIES AGAINST FIVE >> CALLED TOGETHER
WE RISE OUR PLEDGE TO SHINE A
LIGHT ON THE ISSUES THAT DIVIDE
US TO MAKE ROOM FOR ALL THAT
UNITES.
UNITES.
UNITES. TONIGHT >> WE ARE EXAMINING
WHAT BLACK WOMEN SAY IS ONE OF
THEIR GREATEST CHALLENGES BEING
VIEWED AS ANGRY.
THE EYEWITNESS NEWS TEAM OF
MARVIN HURST IN THAT GASKINS
SHARE BLACK WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVE
ON THIS MYTH IN THEIR OWN WORDS
>>.
>>.
>>. SO
>>. SO I'M STILL FLYING HIGH HIGH,
HIGH, HIGH.
HIGH, HIGH. THEY TRIED TO BRING ME DOWN,
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN BUT I'M
STILL FLYING HIGH, HIGH, HIGH
UP IN THE SKY.
YEAH, YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH. MY NAME IS TAMIKO MATTHEWS.
MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN READ IGBO
.
.
. I
. I JALIN
. I JALIN LOBLAW JAMISON >> I'M
ANDREA VOCAB SANDISON.
THEY TRY TO CLIP MY WINGS BUT I
MANAGED TO KEEP ON FLYING AND I
CRIED WHEN I SPREAD MY WINGS
BUT THE WIND KEPT ME FROM
FALLING >> SO WHEN I SAY I'M AN
EDUCATOR I'M AN EDUCATOR
DELIBERATE I'M AN ACCIDENTAL
ACTIVIST, I'M A MENTOR.
I CAME TO SAN ANTONIO IN
NINETEEN EIGHTY TWO A FRESH
GRADUATE OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
.
.
. OH
. OH THAT'S ALL I NOW COME FORTH
POURING OUT THE LIQUID OF MY
EXPERIENCE RUN ITS COURSE
THROUGH THE VEINS YOUR HEART
TRAVELING AS A SORT OF
IRRIGATING CAUGHT UP IN
THE DRAINS OF YOUR THOUGHTS AND
THIS BEING THE ONLY BLACK WOMAN
IS EYE OPENING TO SAY THE LEAST
.
.
. IT'S
. IT'S ALWAYS THE FIRST THING TO
RECOGNIZE AND IT'S ALWAYS
THE LAST THING I AM WILLING TO
ACKNOWLEDGE BECAUSE IT'S TWENTY
TWENTY ONE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
WOMEN HAVE HISTORICALLY JUST
BEEN DISRESPECTED.
BEEN DISRESPECTED. AM I GOING TO BE MYSELF OR I'M
GOING TO MAKE THESE PEOPLE
COMFORTABLE WITH ME?
I DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO
COMPETE IN THIS RAT RACE.
WILL PEOPLE DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST ME IN MY FACE TELLING
ME WHAT I CAN'T DO WITH MY
TALENT TO SEE WHO I MEASURE UP
TO DISAPPROVING OF THE MOVES
I'VE MADE WAITING TO DEBATE ME
WITH NO LEGITIMATE REASON TO
HATE ME?
HATE ME?
HATE ME? MY GREATEST CHALLENGES HAVING A
VOICE IN THE SENSE THAT I HAVE
TO BE VERY SPECIFIC AND WHAT I
SAY AND HOW I SAY IT'S A VERY
COMPLEX AND COMPLICATED
EXPERIENCE TO BE A WOMAN AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN. PEOPLE SAY YOU'RE INTIMIDATING
.
.
. OUR
. OUR VOICES ARE TRANS WITHOUT
OUR KNOWLEDGE WITH BIAS.
YOU KNOW THE ONE THAT COMES TO
MIND IS WE HAVE TO ALWAYS SMILE
AND HAVE A PLEASANT FACE
BECAUSE WE'RE JUST ANGRY BLACK
WOMEN AND WE CANNOT LOOK
SERIOUS OR BE EXPRESSIVE IN OUR
DELIVERY BECAUSE IT IS TAKEN
OUT OF CONTEXT INTERPRETING MY
PASSION AS AGGRESSION.
I THINK I HAD EVERYTHING TO DO
WITH BEING A BLACK WOMAN
BECAUSE IT GOES BACK TO THAT
ANGRY BLACK WOMAN MYTH.
YOU'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO
ANTICIPATE THAT AND AND AND
CORRECT AND CHANGE YOUR
BEHAVIOR SO THAT YOU DON'T GIVE
THE WRONG IMPRESSION.
THAT'S THE EXHAUSTING PART.
IT'S NEVER A MOMENT WHERE OUR
VOICE IS JUST ENOUGH VOICE
HISTORICALLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN
HISTORICALLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE NOT BEEN CHAMPIONED
.
.
. WE
. WE SEE
. WE SEE EVERYTHING RIGHT ABOVE
SEA LEVEL IN LIFE.
BUT IF WE COULD GET SOME
FORESIGHT FOR THE FUTURE, IF WE
CAN GO UP JUST A LITTLE HIGHER
AND HAVE DIFFERENT VISNIC AND
VIEWPOINT OF LIFE, WE WOULD SEE
THE VASTNESS AND
THE POSSIBILITIES IN TWENTY
TWENTY ONE WE'RE STILL
CELEBRATING THE FACT THAT THERE
ARE WOMEN OF ALL RACES AND
COLOR THAT ARE JUST ATTAINING A
STATUS.
STATUS.
STATUS. THEY TRY TO LIVE >> MY WAY.
I'M A STRONG WOMAN.
I JUST HAPPEN TO BE BLACK BUT
I'M STILL FLYING HIGH, HIGH
HIGH UP IN THE SKY >> THESE
WOMEN ARE SHARING MORE OF THEIR
CHALLENGES ARE FIVE DOTCOM.
WE HAVE AN EXTENDED VERSION OF
THE STORY WHICH INCLUDES HIGH
SCHOOL SENIORS ALLEGATIONS OF
RACISM AT A LOCAL PRIVATE
SCHOOL THE LIKE >>.
I JUST I MEAN I'M NOT REALLY
BLACK OR LIKE THEY WOULD JOKE
AROUND WITH ME LIKE YOU ONLY
HAVE HALF A BLACK CARD AND