On days where life isn't making you feel like the Badass Black Girl that you are, we've compiled some of our favorite up-beat songs that will surely lift your mind right above those dark clouds.
Check out our list below:
Celebration by Kool & The Gang
Happy by Pharrell Williams
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
I Can See Clearly Now by Jimmy Cliff
Good to Be Alive by Andy Grammer
Hakuna Matata by Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, and Joseph Williams
Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Oh, Happiness by David Crowder Band
Isn’t She Lovely by Stevie Wonder
Imagine Me by Kirk Franklin
I Can by Nas
Keep Ya Head Up by Tupac
Happy by C2C (ft. Derek Martin)
By adding these 15 songs to your daily playlists, we hope they will add a little sweetness to your life as they have done for us!
-- A creator of safe spaces, and an initiator of difficult conversations, M.J. Fievre, B.S. Ed, spent much time building up her Black students, helping them feel comfortable in their skin, and affirming their identities. Her close relationships with parents and students led her to look more closely at how we can balance protecting our child’s innocence with preparing them for the realities of Black life. When―and how―do you approach racism with your children? How do you protect their physical and mental health while also preparing them for a country full of systemic racism? She began to research the issue and speak to school counselors and psychologists to find (and apply!) strategies parents and teachers can use with their children to broach uncomfortable but necessary topics.
M.J. is the author of Badass Black Girl, a daily dose of affirmations for Black Girls
“You'll come away from Badass Black Girl feeling as if you've known the author your entire life, and it's a rare feat for any writer.” ―“Mike, the Poet,” author of Dear Woman and The Boyfriend Book
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Affirmations for strong, fearless Black girls. Wisdom from Badass Black female trailblazers who accomplished remarkable things in literature, entertainment, education, STEM, business, military and government services, politics and law, activism, sports, spirituality, and more.
Explore the many facets of your identity through hundreds of big and small questions. In this journal designed for teenage Black girls, MJ Fievre tackles topics such as family and friends, school and careers, body image, and stereotypes. By reflecting on these topics, you will confront the issues that can hold you back from living your best life and discovering your Black girl bliss.
Embrace authenticity and celebrate who you are. Finding the courage to live as you are is not easy, so here’s a journal designed to help you nurture creativity, positive self-awareness and Black girl bliss. This journal honors the strength and spirit of Black girls.
Change the way you view the world. This journal provides words of encouragement that seek to inspire and ignite discussion. You are growing up in a world that tries to tell you how to look and act. MJ Fievre encourages you to fight the flow and determine for yourself who you want to be.
Badass Black Girl helps you to:
Build and boost your self-esteem with powerful affirmations
Learn more about yourself through insightful journaling
Become comfortable and confident in your authentic self