NORTHEAST OHIO YOUTH OUTLET

Alternate Names for Black Girls

Poetry by ​Ronnea Worley

—After Danez Smith

1.    ray of sunshine
2.   beautiful flower
3.   goddess of intelligence
4.   a fireplace after a cold day
5.   a soft presence
6.   never too dark
7.    a hero without a cape
8.   incomplete dreams that soon become reality
9.   important to everyone
10.  the future
11.   the universe’s savior
12.   more than target practice
13.   shadowed soul
14.   Ms. Attitude
15.   black elastic
16.   a sweet scent
17.   God’s gift to humanity

Ronnea Worley
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Ronnea Worley is a senior at John Hay High School. She is a writer, rap artist, and photographer. Ronnie has been a part of Sisterhood for five years.

About Issue 7's Youth Outlet Partner:
The West Side Community House's Summer of Sisterhood is an intensive, 8-week summer arts camp designed to teach inner-city girls how creative expression can transform a community and positively impact public perception. Participants work with professional artist/teachers in several areas of the arts, including music and poetry composition, creative writing, dance, and acting to develop a project that they write, perform, and record.