With March celebrated globally as Women’s History Month, Black Queen is touting cultural awareness with her song
Africa Mi Deya.

Released last year, it carries a theme she has lived by most of her life.

“Blackness is extremely important to me because, out of any other race, we have the least love towards ourselves, and we are the most racist towards each other. Black is a way of life for me, and I proudly stand out as a black queen, aka Maroon queen, wherever I go or whomever I am with. I boldly and proudly stand out, feeling special and knowing that I am special,” she said in an interview with the Jamaica Observer.

Africa Mi Deya is from the multi-song fix-tape Africa mi Deh Yah that contains songs by dancehall-reggae acts such as Sean Paul, Busy Signal, Christopher Martin, Beres Hammond, Tarrus Riley, and Luciano.

Black Queen developed Afro-centric beliefs early. She grew up in the rough Waterhouse area, which has a prominent Rastafarian community and has produced some of reggae’s biggest acts, including Black Uhuru, Junior Reid, and The Wailing Souls.

“I was subconsciously and spiritually aware, but it took me some time to fully understand our history and why our people are in the state they are in. Once I started to fully understand I took it on with force physically and mentally,” she shared. “Firstly, our black men would have to love themselves and refrain from mental slavery, then they will start to see the beauty of their women, especially dark skin women, like the white men and others do. Right now, some women are just adjusting themselves based on what they think our black men want.”

In February, Black Queen launched her Black Queen and King’s Wear fashion line at Rebel T headquarters.