Sick and tired Tired and sick of the name game The black girl blame game Didn't your mama know better? She couldn't choose Jane instead of a compilation of 8 to 10 other letters? Did your mama not think about them mispronouncing your name on graduation day? Did she not consider your résumé? I am so sick and tired of the name game The black girl blame game Your mama should be ashamed game Who the fuck said Brittany was better than Johnetta? Or jaquetta, Tiquana, Takisha, Felicia, shakima, Shalita, Kelmeasha, lameka, keeshawn, tyesha, janiqua, shakeeta Since when did originality and creativity become such a bad thing? Too many syllables will get you nasty looks but I thank god for the mamas that made the eesha's and quana's Black girl names should demand attention Open up your mouth Let your tongue roll And pause long enough to swallow the spit mixed with our truth I don't give a damn if Shannon gets the job you just better give Shanika the glory Because if I have to fake it I can't make it and don't need that shit anyway I been down for shakira since our double Dutch, itchy ditchy ice cream, LA gear days Even brown girls with "ghetto" names walk across the stage We get PhD's We become CEOS We star on tv shows We also can braid hair in the shop by the corner store We become authors And doctors We are teachers We are lawyers And I pray to god we give birth to brown daughters and send them into this world proud to say my name is Shatara #becausesometimesiwrite #forbrowngirls #featuredmybooforthephoto #thejoielement #namegame #blamegame ❤️❤️❤️