The “Kandake” or “Kentake,” dated back to biblical times, was a title given to a Queen Regent (I.e. a Queen who reigns in her own right). An example of such a queen was Empress Candace of Ethiopia; a beautiful, powerful and God-fearing black woman. Historically speaking, black women are not just descended from slaves; we are descended from queens. To be queens, then, is our birthright, and royalty is embedded in our DNA. Some have misconceptions as to what the characteristics of a queen should be, and what a queen should look and act like. The aim of this post is to educate the masses on what defines a true black queen.
My queenliness is not determined by the way I choose to wear my hair; your natural hair does not make you organic, and my relaxed hair does not make me GMO. A black queen can wear a weave that flows like the Nile River or an afro as big as Diane Ross’s hair; as long as she is woke, does not have a processed mind, and exercises the ability to think and make decisions for herself.