Listen: Mickey Guyton’s ‘Black Like Me’

Mickey Guyton has released a new song that tells her story of being a Black woman. Mickey posted to Instagram, “It’s Here!!!! I have rewritten this caption several times because…

Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

Updated Jun 4, 2020 7:14 PM EDT

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Mickey Guyton has released a new song that tells her story of being a Black woman.

Mickey posted to Instagram, "It’s Here!!!! I have rewritten this caption several times because even I don’t have words that can properly express my emotions over the last few weeks. Our world is on fire right now. There is so much division and hate. I wrote this song over a year ago because I was so tired of seeing so much hate and oppression. And yet here we are in the exact same place!"

She adds, "We must change that. I hope this song can give you a small glimpse into what my brothers and sisters have endured for 400+ years. It’s a hard life on easy street. Just white painted picket fences far as you can see. If you think we live in the land of the free, you should try to be black like me” #BlackLikeMe is OUT EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW???? Thank you @nathanchapmanofficial @etothedd @fraserchurchill for taking my heart and putting it in a song."

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