Updated: November 14, 2020 4:34:50 pm
The poem “Brunette Girl” celebrates Kamala Harris’s historic victory as vice president and #BlackGirlMagic, the poet said. (Source: Reuters, Leslé Honoré / Instagram)
The election of Kamala Harris as the first female vice president of the United States is undoubtedly a historic moment. But the vice president-elect also made history as a person of color, changing the face of politics and inspiring young women around the world. Now, to celebrate her iconic feat, a poem titled ‘Brunette girl, brunette girl’ is going viral.
Written by Chicago poet Leslé Honoré, the verse is a reflection on the new reality of girls of color in the United States who see Harris, the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, as inspiration to occupy the second most political office. high. in the country. “Brunette girl, brown girl, what do you see? I see a vice president, who looks like me; Brunette girl, brunette girl, what are you doing? I fought, I waited, I said what was true ”, says the poem.
Honoré shared the poem on Instagram along with a photo taken from a video Harris’s niece, Meena Harris, previously shared showing the vice president-elect speaking with Meena’s young daughter about her ability to become president when she grows up.
The poem, which begins with the lines “Brunette girl, brown girl, what do you see?”, Is a contemporary version of the classic children’s book “Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?”. by Eric Carle and Bill Martin Jr.
“In the middle of a double pandemic, of everything that everyone has been enduring, it was such a tangible piece that I just wanted to acknowledge it, encapsulate it and hold on to it,” he said. Good morning america. “I was over the moon. I still feel tingly thinking about that. “
Honoré’s poem has gone viral and has been inundated with requests from parents and teachers to allow them to use the poem for little girls to recite. One of those sign language interpretations has also gone viral. Honoré shared the video on her Instagram, where she said a mother, Beth Hamilton, reached out to her to see if her hearing-impaired daughter Avalyn could recite the poem using American Sign Language (ASL).
Earlier, the principal of a Brooklyn-based school posted a video of students reciting the poem in his classroom. Williams said ABC 7 News that the mighty hymn of a whole generation of girls is music to their ears. “It just fits perfectly with the model and vision that I have for our school: shine, shine, 399,” Williams said.
“While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last, because all the girls who watch tonight see that this is a country of possibilities.” Vice President Elect, Kamala Harris ❤️✊🏾
Brunette girl, brunette girl, what do you see? @KamalaHarris @Joe Biden pic.twitter.com/EbEzqRzbz4
– Lakeasha Williams (@ LakeWill611) November 9, 2020
“While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last, because all the girls who watch tonight see that this is a country of possibility,” Harris said in her first address to the nation after becoming vice president. elect.
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