There is no way that one such as myself or any other person can write down, talk about or demonstrate the shear totality of accomplishments, contributions, power, dignity, divine nature and perfection of the Black woman. There can only be feeble attempts to describe the history of our African Goddess.
Most stories and books about successful revolutions mainly focus on the men that fought and almost never mention–the valuable contributions of Black women during these intense historical battles for liberation. There would be no history of our triumphs without the participation of the heroines that fought, supported and fully engaged in the Liberation of African people.
History has taught us that Black woman are mothers, providers, nurturers, daughters, sisters, wives, grandmothers, aunts, teachers, life givers and life takers. White historians will never highlight the real reason Black women–were separated from the men during the long, vicious Trans-Atlantic trade routes on the wretched slave ships of our enemies. Our African women ancestors were eventually separated because they continuously influenced and persuaded the men to fight, revolt and kill our captors.
There have been thousands of successful slave revolts and insurrections on land and sea, led by Black women who simply loved their people. Unnamed Black women who lived their lives in shackles, were forced to use countless strategies and tactics to eliminate white slavemasters, from poisoning food, setting fires and single handedly fatally attacking white men who tried to force themselves on to our ancestors.
Dr. John Henrik Clarke teaches us that during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut (1505-1485 B.C.). About 1,500 years before the birth of Jesus Christ, the first Warrior Queen is clearly seen. Her father, Thothmes I, had fought to drive the last East Asian invaders from African soil. At an early age he began to train his daughter to be the ruler of Egypt. Her reign was one of the most outstanding in the 18th Dynasty, proving that a woman could be a strong-effective leader.
Queen Hatshepsut would go on to rule Egypt for (21) years. She kept peace with her neighbors and protected the borders of Kemet with a well trained and disciplined military.
The strong, uncompromising Black Ethiopian Queens (300 B.C.-300 A.D.), which we have come to know as the Candace’s, were magnificent fighters and builders. Our Ethiopian Queen Amanirenus led her armies to strike back hard and furious toward the invading white Roman troops led by Augustus Caesar.
Queen Tetisheri of the 17th Dynasty of Kemet valiantly led armies against the barbarian Hyksos invaders. Her military conquest would leave thousands of her enemies lying in their own blood.
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