from whose perspective is the poem written ?

The speaker is Maya Angelou, as she is speaking from her own perspective and experiences as a black woman. She also addresses a third person who is not the reader and challenges him/them to answer her questions. She alternately interrogates and taunts the unspecified"you" in the poem, holding this person/people accountable for terrible actions while also proclaiming that she will overcome the challenges he/they have imposed.