A Black Female Perspective…
We met on the hilltop. The chants occurred sporadically, ascending when passing those translating our footsteps to footage on their phones. The African adjacent came with signs more often than the African descended. The crowd knelt with raised fists twice, a gesture synonymous with closing one’s eyes to pray. In studying the ancestral plight to [...]
“the great show down cannot be postponed indefinitely” --Frantz Fanon
I remember a few months ago when pop star Rihanna made a speech lauded by many because of the pop-star-turned-business woman’s public proclamation of blackness and call for "allies" to remain accountable. If black tajectory in the United States has taught the black anything, its that we have no allies. This speech, in referencing "Allies," [...]
Another day another slay, literally. George Floyd, yet another black man murdered by the police inundated news stories yesterday, and as it is with black murders, it is not only Flloyd’s story that makes the news but his body. His body, robbed of the richness of black spirit, lay breathless on the concrete, yet another [...]
Honestly, I should have stopped watching Insecure years ago. However, my desire to be proven wrong too often supercedes the reality that awaits me after ever episode. This reality manifests itself in the disappointment that hits me at least twice before the credits roll. The scene with Lawrence having a threesome with two white women [...]
Notably, Biden illuminates how white “allies” weaponize their proximity to black people for their own gains.
Black trajectory throughout the globe, especially in the United States, should incite a mirage of feelings. To allow the pulsing star to illuminate is to be angry, hurt, brave, compassionate—to acknowledge any and every emotion without apology.
