BLACK GIRLS ROCK PLEDGE

I AM A BLACK GIRL.  MY LIFE IS IMPORTANT.  I AM THE CONTINUATION OF A HISTORY, LEGACY, AND TRADITION OF POWERFUL PEOPLE.  THE LIVES OF MY FORE MOTHERS NOW HAVE MEANING THROUGH ME.  I STAND TODAY BECAUSE OF WHO THEY WERE.

I AM A BLACK GIRL. MY PRESENCE IS ESSENTIAL.  I AM A DEMONSTRATION OF THE PAST, AN INSPIRATION FOR THE FUTURE, AND I REPRESENT THE UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES OF THE PRESENT MOMENT.

I AM A BLACK GIRL.  I HAVE A VOICE.  I SAY THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE SAID.  I DO NOT WASTE MY VOICE ON GOSSIP , SLANDER OR DISRESPECT OF MYSELF, MY SISTERS OR ORTHER PEOPLE.  I KNOW THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD AND I USE MY WORDS WISELY.

I AM A BLACK GIRL.  I KNOW MY WORTH.  I HOLD MYSELF IN HIGH ESTEEM BECAUSE I VALUE WHO I AM.  I TREAT MYSELF WITH LOVING CARE, RESPECT AND HONOR.  I HONOR AND HOLD SACRED MY MIND, MY BODY AND MY HEART.

I AM A BLACK GIRL .  I AM COMMITTED AND CONFIDENT.  I AM COMMITTED AND CONFIDENT .  I AM COMMITTED TO A FUTURE THAT HOLDS GREAT POSSIBILITIES FOR ME, MY FAMILY, AND THE WORLD.  AS I MOVE CONFIDENTLY INTO MY NEXT MOST APPROPRIATE STEPS, I AM INSPIRED BY LIFE AND I INSPIRE OTHERS.

I AM A BLACK GIRL.  I HAVE A VISION FOR MYSLEF AND A VISION FOR MY LIFE.  IT IS A VISION ANCHORED  IN LOVE, PROPELLED BY INTEGRITY AND ADVANCED BY FAITH.  I AM COMMITTED TO LEARNING HOW I CAN IMPROVE ALL ASPECTS OF MYSELF SO THAT I WILL BE THE BEST ME I CAN BE. 

I AM A BLACK GIRL.  I AM NOT INTIMIDATED BY ANYONE OR ANYTHING.  I BOW TO NO ONE AND NOTHING SAVE MY CREATOR.  I MOVE WITH ELEGANCE, GRACE, AND EASE, EFFORTLESSLY ACCOMPLISHING ALL THAT I SET MY HEART AND MIND TO DO WHEN IT SERVES MY HIGHEST AND GREATEST GOOD.

I AM A BLACK GIRL.  MY LIFE IS CONNECTED  TO A LOVING CREATOR WHO PROTECTS AND GUIDES ME AT ALL TIMES.  THEREFORE, I AM HUMBLE AND HONORABLE; PATIENT AND POWERFUL;FOCUSED AND FLEXIBLE; DETERMINED AND DYNAMIC; LOVED AND LOVING.

I AM A BLACK GIRL.  I SAY IT, THERFORE, I AM IT!

I AM LIFE OVERFLOWING!

I AM SUCCESS MANIFESTING!

I AM CONFIDENCE IN ACTION!

I AM FEARLESS AND FREE!

I AM COMMITMENT THAT MOVES OBSTACLES!

I AM INSPIRATION UNFOLDING!

I AM PURE LOVE!

I AM A BLACK GIRL AND I ROCK!

-IYANLA VANZANT