Say Her Name
\nBy
\nJennifer Angelina Petro<\/p>\n
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Say Her Name
\nTamara Dominguez
\nSay Her Name
\nElisha Walker
\nSay Her Name
\nKandis Capri
\nSay Her Name
\nAmber MonRoe
\nSay Her Name
\nShade Schuler
\nSay Her Name
\nK.C. Haggard
\nSay Her Name
\nIndia Clarke
\nSay Her Name
\nAshton O\u2019Hara
\nSay Her Name
\nMercedes Williamson
\nSay Her Name
\nLondon Kiki Chanel
\nSay Her Name
\nMya Shawatza Hall
\nSay Her Name
\nKeyshia Blige
\nSay Her Name
\nKristina Gomez Reinwald
\nSay Her Name
\nBri Golec
\nSay Her Name
\nPenny Proud
\nSay Her Name
\nTaja Gabrielle de Jesus
\nSay Her Name
\nYazmin Vash Payne
\nSay Her Name
\nTy \u201cNunee\u201d Underwood
\nSay Her Name
\nLamia Beard
\nSay Her Name
\nPapi Edwards
\nSay Her Name
\nKiesha Jenkins
\nSay Her Name
\nSay Her Name
\nSay Her Name.<\/p>\n
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Spirit shepherd
\nWelcome Her home,
\nGoddess of trees
\nAnd of mountains,
\nShelter Her home,
\nShepherdess of lions and deer
\nLift Her on your back
\nOf grace and power
\nAnd carry Her home,
\nExalt Her by raining down
\nAwakening to the masses,
\nTo Her being human,
\nTo Her being transgender,
\nTo Her just being a person
\nWho should have been able
\nTo be what She needed
\nAnd done what She wanted
\nWithout fear of harm;
\nGoddess of light and of darkness
\nHold Her family like
\nThe earth holds seeds in winter;
\nShepherdess of Moonlight
\nAnd dragonflies, find the way
\nFor all to see: this hatred
\nMust stop, this ignorance
\nMust stop, this violence
\nMust stop, this acting out
\nTwisted insecurities
\nMust stop—
\nAnd enlightenment
\nNeeds to grow–opening hearts
\nNeed to grow.
\nBrothers and sisters
\nJoin me
\nAnd Say Her name,
\nPray Her name,
\nShout and sing and chant
\nHer name, cherish Her name,
\nTreasure Her name,
\nSpeak Her name as if it was your own,
\nWhisper Her name to the trees,
\nWeep Her name to the spaces
\nShe once filled,
\nPlant Her name
\nIn the collective consciousness of the world
\nAnd allow it to grow
\nInto fields of sunflowers,
\nWrite Her name
\nOn the pages of every heart,
\nSculpt Her name
\nWith the tender hands of
\nMercy and compassion,
\nBreathe Her name
\nInto the nostrils
\nOf every man\u2014enliven them
\nWith self-understanding
\nAnd the ability to see past
\nTheir own ill-conceived
\nAnd irrational fears,
\nBaptize Her name
\nWith justice and laws
\nThat makes sense
\nAnd that work—<\/p>\n
\nBrothers and sisters
\nRise up, take one another
\nBy the hand and lift up Her name
\nIn your voices of
\nEnough
\nIs Enough,
\nAnd Say Her Holy Name
\nTamara Dominguez
\nElisha Walker
\nKandis Capri
\nAmber MonRoe
\nShade Schuler
\nK.C. Haggard
\nIndia Clarke
\nAshton O\u2019Hara
\nMercedes Williamson
\nLondon Kiki Chanel
\nMya Shawatza Hall
\nKeyshia Blige
\nKristina Gomez Reinwald
\nBri Golec
\nPenny Proud
\nTaja Gabrielle de Jesus
\nYazmin Vash Payne
\nTy \u201cNunee\u201d Underwood
\nLamia Beard
\nPapi Edwards
\nKiesha Jenkins<\/p>\n
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