A commanding "shut up!" is shrilled out from the silhouette still remaining perfectly still and then, the show begins!

The lights dim and Black Girl opens the show, as well as minds, with "Consumption". The lighting on the stage brightens and Black Girl is clearly visible, her wardrobe a t-shirt bearing a clenched fist , ankle long skirt and a kinky jet black afro. She graciously welcomes and thanks everyone in the audience.

Her next piece gives the audience a peek into why Black Girl writes. Her words create colorful mind tapestries and you can see clearly what is meant by "Screams of the Voiceless".

The next piece is in memory of  The Late Rosa Parks, entitled "Weary Soles" she starts off with a call and response; Black Girl: she sat downｷ Audience: to stand up. This piece stirred up images and memories of Civil Rights struggles Past, Present, and Future. The energy in the room at this point was electric.

Then the diversity of Black Girl's craft becomes truly visible with her next piece, "The Ad". She explains the inspiration for this piece as having come from a radio advertisement for the Army. Her accent thickens with southern drawl as her voice deepens into a masculine tone. This piece captures the consistent inhumane disregard shown towards to Blacks in the United States but still managed to have a humorous appeal.

By now the jet black afro wig is gone and Black Girl has made her first costume change which brilliantly introduces her next piece, "Sweet Thang".

Her fro has been replaced with a sandy blonde wig, the ankle length skirt has now been commandeered by a short pink one and underneath is a teasing pair of fish-net stockings. In this poem she captures the life of a young hooker, but there is a twist that is practically impossible to decipher unless you're catching each word with a glove. In the end, she uncovers that this young hooker is actually a trans-sexual. This is when the audience realizes the genius in Black Girl's ability to capture the life experiences of others thru her words.

The following piece "Color Complex/Hair Piece" was a buy-1-get-one-free. It parallels the struggle that a bi-racial woman goes through seeking acceptance from her parents.

Introduced as her signature piece, "Suicide Attempts" categorizes the struggle Black Women go through today trying to obtain the attention of Black Men. The language is brutally real and the audience commands Black Girl to repeat, "my body is a twenty-four hour glass, and you look right through me." And, "what are you doing with Becky?!"  It was funny because Black Girl had removed the Blonde wig prior to performing this poem, but when asked to repeat the lines, she put the wig back on for effect. A true professional!

Black Girl then makes a poetic exit as Blackberry is welcomed to the stage. We watch captivated as Blackberry's sultry guitar rolls into the beginning of "Slow Dance". Immediately, the whole audience is clapping to the rhythm of the beat as they mentally slow dance along with the songstress of Black on Black Rhyme. She sings us into intermission...

The lights blink several times and everyone is trying to get back to their seats which is somewhat difficult because the audience is obviously in awe of the first half. It is as if Black Girl has bound up the lives of the whole audience and spun them into the first half of the show.  It was hard to try and imagine what could be next with such a complete first half.