black pearls is a collection of poetry exploring truths and contradictions. Poet and spoken word artist Sheryl Leigh Robertson gives readers a thought-provoking and poignant body of work that examines the struggle and the strength of being female, alongside the plight and the power of being black. With its poems of love, political protest, faith, and self-acceptance, this book pays homage to forgotten stories, gives utterance to unsanctioned feelings, and celebrates beauties often overlooked. black pearls is a collection of treasured heirlooms, passed down by black women to anyone determined to house both strength and softness in a single body.