Black, Bold and Beautiful by Louisa

Black, Bold and Beautiful is a poem written by Louisa Foyle. lived truth in verse

a poem born from the inbetween:

between girlhood and motherhood

between belonging and being displaced

between silence and song.

It’s about identity

not the one given to her

but the one she claimed,

shaped through resilience rhythm, and radical self love.

This poem isn’t just words

it’s a movement.

For every young person who was ever labelled

for every Black girl who turned survival into art

for every care leaver still finding her voice.

I am Black,

I am bold,

I am beautiful

and I am becoming.

Please see the video of Louisa’s poem here. 

The Pan London Children in Care Council is hosted by Partnership for Young London and is sponsored by the Association of London Directors of Children’s Services and the City of London Corporation. More details are here