Grammy- and Emmy-winning pianist Robert Glasper’s video for “Endangered Black Woman” featuring Andra Day and Staceyann Chin is a stark and sparse mélange of scenes in negative black and white, perfect for centering the song’s significance.

Andra Day sweetly coos a tale of women’s essential place in shaping the world, and empowerment in the face of patriarchy. But in case you miss the message in Andra’s luscious lyricism, Jamaican spoken word artist and LGBTQ rights activist Staceyann Chin quickly follows with a full breakdown – and comes in swinging.

“Endangered Black Woman” makes a powerful case for the words of Malcolm X, spoken nearly 60 years ago: “The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman.”

And then declares, NO MORE.

Rest in peace, Breonna Taylor.

𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘:
“Deal with your race sh*t
your gender sh*t
your sexuality sh*t now
before we set fire to everything we take care of for you
set fire to everything
and watch the whole lot of it burn”

𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 | 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬