Summary Of The Diary Of A Black Woman

The Diary of a Black Woman
Introduction
We live in a patriarchal society were inequalities amongst men and women are still very prevalent. We are improving, but every day we are striving to fight for more equality amongst the sexes, especially when it comes to voicing opinions. Women are often shunned from the thought of being outspoken, still based on the old beliefs that women should be “seen, not heard”. This collection of poetry is dedicated to giving a voice to one of the most silenced demographics in America, black women. All of these poems are written by African American women throughout various stages of their life. Within these poems, the inner thoughts, sentiments, and viewpoints that five women have on society will be showcased through their own narrative, similar to an entry in their diary. Note that the tile of this collection is “The Diary of a Black Woman”, not, “The Diaries of Black Women”. This was done intentionally to address that fact that women are dynamic and complex beings, and one aspect of their life does not represent them as a whole. That is why throughout this anthology, each poet and each poem serves as a diary entry about a life experience that a black woman may encounter and inquiry about. Collectively, this makes the sum of all the entries represent the diary a single women.

This poem has earned this title not only because it is a line used within the poem, but this description of how the country Africa a.k.a motherland (which can be embodied by a black women) has suffered physical, metal, and emotional pain, and is rising above it, although not forgetting her past. This relates to a diary entry that can be written by a black women describing how she doesn’t want to forget the horrible events that has happened to her, but rather use them as strength and motivation to rise above it all. This diary entry represents a black women’s