Solange, Tina Lawson - Interlude: Tina Taught Me lyrics

I think part of it is accepting
That it's so much beauty
In being black and that's the
Thing that, I guess, i get emotional
About because I've always known that i've
Always been proud to be
Black never wanted to be nothing
Else loved everything about it, just

It's such beauty in black people
And it really saddens me when we're not
Allowed to express that pride in being
Black, and that if you do
Then it's considered anti-white no! You
Just pro-black and that's
Okay the two don't go
Together because you celebrate
Black culture does not mean that you
Don't like white culture or
That you putting it down it's
Just taking pride in it
But what's irritating is when somebody
Says, you know, "They're racist!"
"That's reverse racism!" or, "They have
A Black History Month
But we don't have a White History Month!"

Well, all we've ever been taught
Is white history so
Why are you mad at that? Why
Does that make you angry? That
Is to suppress me and to make me not be proud