They liked her because she’spoke in a white tone.’ I’m sure they weren’t expecting this.

This is one of those times.

An incredible woman has the perfect response for someone who says, “You speak so well … for a black girl.”

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But that’s not all. Ernestine Johnson is only getting started.

She has much more to say about how speaking, looking, acting, and being a black girl are different.

This isn’t a lesson in political correctness. It is more about commonsense.

It’s clear and concisely explained by her at 42 seconds.

Oh, and my favorite quote that I’m taking and framing?

This one.

“See, the average black girl that I know, the average black girl that I know were Egyptian queens like Hatshepsut and Nitocris who were ruling dynasties and whole armies of men, excuse me while I set fire to this poem on my pen because I am tired. Tired of the stereotypes black girls have fallen into because of American mentality. Oh, but not half as tired as Ella Baker, Diane Nash, Septima Poinsette-Clark. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired, Miss Fannie Lou Hamer, Daisy Bates, Anna Arnold Hedgeman, and Dorothy Height are far more tired than I am.” — Ernestine Johnson