#amplifymelanatedvoices Repost from @heybelovedmama • George, we heard your cry for Mama! We wept as we listened, and we realized that Mama was also justice, air, and love. Black mamas understood and white mamas stood and declared I AM MAMA! We are all running to answer you. ⠀ ⠀⠀ I AM MAMA - I am bold. I am bold enough to challenge and confront any and all racism and fear with in my own heart. I recognize that this is the most important work I can do.⠀ ⠀ I AM MAMA - I speak. I fearlessly speak, challenge, and confront all acts of racism in my home, my place of worship, my work, in my grocery store, and any place where I am present. My voice cannot be silenced because of fear or thoughts of inadequacy. ⠀ ⠀ I AM MAMA - I protect. I fight to protect those who are in danger. ⠀ ⠀ I AM MAMA - l comfort. I seek to comfort the pain and the lamenting of others. Because I am a mama I instinctively know when my shoulder is needed to cry on, and when my arms are needed to hug. ⠀ ⠀ I AM MAMA - I listen. I listen to opinions that are uncomfortable and unlike mine for the sake of my children. ⠀ ⠀ I AM MAMA- I see. I see the differences in others. I am not color blind, however, I am color aware. Blindness leads to unawareness, unawareness leads to inaction. I act because I can see. My awareness of our differences empowers me to truly love unconditionally and appreciate every uniqueness. ⠀ ⠀ I AM MAMA - I learn. I take the time to learn the world outside of my own, realizing that the experiences of others are valid and real. I do not discredit what is unfamiliar to me or what makes me uncomfortable. My teachable heart cultivates wisdom in my actions. ⠀ ⠀ I AM MAMA - I teach. I teach my children to love others as we love ourselves. I teach my children through the example that I AM. ⠀ ⠀ I AM MAMA - I heal. I tirelessly pour out my love to assurethat every child, of every color, has the same privileges as the next.⠀ ⠀⠀ I AM MAMA - because of my love - and loving is what I do best. ⠀ ⠀ This is our battle cry! … I. AM. MAMA! ⠀ ⠀ George, we hear you. And we are here.⠀ I AM MAMA!⠀⠀ ⠀ Declare it. Live it. Share it. ⠀ #mamasforjustice⠀ #iammama . . . #placentamom #sacramento (at El Dorado Hills, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBL0axkp42D/?igshid=frv7vtm2rg5k
