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STANDARDS

by Beckah Amani

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Beckah Amani in “Standards” continues an important conversation on racism and the experiences of POC. Beckah encourages POC to not lower their standards, to fight for their right to be seen as equal and to be unapologetic about expressing who they are.

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They said
You’ve got weeds growing in your hair
A web of tangled dandelions a mess on your head
A picture of confusion this is not what beauty is straighten your hair

Your face is the colour of the ground I walk on
Your beneath me
Your skin needs the colour of the crystals made on
Our seashores

I was ashamed made to believe
I’m unworthy not as deserving
For a black kid like me
I had to agree
See what they see
Change a lot of me
To fit their narrative
And be accepted in

Never lower your standards down
Never lower your standards down
Never lower your standards down
Never lower your standards down

I put aside my heritage
Leaned into their privilege
Subdued my personality
So I could make them comfortable
Make myself approachable so I could make some friends
And meet their standards

My face is the colour of the ground I walk on
Why would they see me
My skin bleeds red like every other human
But this dark shade makes me threatening
An easy target

Never lower your standards down
Never lower your standards down
Never lower your standards down
Never lower your standards down

For a black woman like me
I’m standing up for my needs
I’m beyond what they think of me
I’m not changing for nobody
I’m not just a word in their narrative
I’ll fight for my right to be seen as equal
If not for me I’m doing it for my kids

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released September 1, 2020
Performed By: Beckah Amani
Written By: Rebeca Amani
Produced By: Beckah Amani, JWISA

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Beckah Amani Gold Coast, Australia

Rising Tanzanian-born, Burundi-raised, Australian-based star Beckah Amani is set to make waves in 2022.

In 2021 Beckah won the coveted QMA Award for Emerging Artist Of The Year - and in March this year - received the APRA Professional Development Award for Popular Contemporary in her homeland of Australia. ... more

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