The hashtag #BlackGirlMagic has been used for the past few years to comment on the beauty, power, and resilience of Black women. There’s no official definition, but it’s widely used in a celebratory and uplifting way. If it had to be defined, however, it would be known as “a term used to illustrate the universal awesomeness of Black women. It’s about celebrating anything we deem particularly dope, inspiring, or mind-blowing about ourselves.”
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In the tweets below, there are examples through pictures, stories, and actions of what different women who have used this hashtag on Twitter consider the term to mean to them.
#BlackGirlMagic: How this woman overcame being homeless mom to a graduating law student https://t.co/xZvx1WraHi pic.twitter.com/Kzb5A8a27g
— The Root (@TheRoot) April 17, 2016
Michelle Obama on the latest seventeen magazine cover #BlackGirlMagic pic.twitter.com/nCl1RoA0sl
— Black Girl Culture (@blxckgirlbeauty) April 15, 2016
I am actually in love with the concept of using hashtags like #BlackGirlMagic to combat negative stereotypes of Black women. Smart.
— Eyerusalem (@eyerusalemx) April 10, 2016
I went in for a color corrector, but no amount of concealer in the store could hide my shade of #BlackGirlMagic
— Noemy Santos (@trendmonstah) April 11, 2016
A little weekend editing of the script for "The Invention of E.J. Whitaker." #womenwritecomics #BlackGirlMagic pic.twitter.com/eIe4iRRsfJ
— EJ Whitaker (@iamEJWhitaker) April 10, 2016
This talk is so important for black women struggling with the superwoman complex https://t.co/nxCUoWCHgI please share #BlackGirlMagic
— Pursuit of Nappiness (@PursuitofNappi) April 10, 2016
In opposing statements about #BlackGirlMagic, you may see people combating the term because some have argued that it implies Black women are invincible. Though that doesn’t seem like so much of a bad thing, some have stated the case that it means we deviate from being human.