Who Took Our Tongue? The Theft of Black political Imagination
When I was 10 years old, a Black Man became president of the United States of America– my community was united, walking as one, we did not see the cliff until the fall began. During that time there was great elation, but in reality we had no idea that we were witnessing the final installation […]
Get Out: Is Colonial Stockholm Syndrome Preventing a Mass Blaxit?
Through foggy lenses in the airport security line, I stared at my two small bags, vision blurred by the N95 mask. My one-way ticket to Puerto Vallarta felt heavy with my father’s plea to remain in the United States. His familiar sermon on a mental loop, “You know your ancestors fought for our right to […]
Diaspora Wars: Doing the White Man’s Bidding
Too often, I see arguments about who is “allowed” to claim their Blackness. Who counts as Black, who doesn’t, who has the right to call themselves part of the African diaspora? These arguments, which are the loudest online, are exhausting. Imaginary lines, colonial borders, and different languages don’t determine if you’re Black or not. Race, […]