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“Blackness doesn’t make you less, but it does frame your life. When you walk into a room, so does race. Frankly, it shows up before you do. It colors every conversation, shapes how you’re viewed, determines whether you’re even heard. From the day you get here, Blackness hangs over everything, from comments about your hair (‘Can I touch it?’) to mentions that certain Black people are ‘smart’ (’cause it’s assumed we’re idiots). The message comes through loud and clear: You’re not one of us, you’re less.”

Book:Coming Home

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Coming Home

This narrative delves into the emotional journey of characters returning to their past, confronting personal and collective memories, and seeking healing and closure. more

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Brittney Griner

Born on October 18, 1990, Brittney Griner is an outstanding basketball player. She demonstrated her extraordinary basketball talent during her college years and achieved remarkable success in the WNBA. Known for her height and strength, Griner is a landmark figure in women's basketball. more

“And the Creator said: With this Afro hair, I crown you as kings and queens. The natural heirs of the Earth. I crown you so that you never need to place a material crown upon your head as proof of your royalty, one wich loses value with time. Your Afro crown remains valuable through all lifetimes. I set you apart from the rest. I keep you covered in a natural shade. I give you hair that retains water, so you remain cool under the Sun. I crown you with natural antennas, connecting you to the skies above. I give you Afro Hair to set you as trees that never decay. Trees that stand tall, firm, and strong through all seasons. I give you this Afro hair as a mark that you're my chosen people.”

Mitta Xinindlu Blackness African Kemet Black Skin Afro Hair Heritage And Culture Kemetic Lifestyle

Author:Mitta Xinindlu

“We were unarmed, but we knew that blackness armed us, even though we had no guns.”

Racism Police Brutality Blackness

Book:How to Be an Antiracist

Source: How to Be an Antiracist

“I tell myself that I love this skin, that I've always loved my blackness, that if the world doesn't love me, I will love myself for the both of us.”

World Love Self Love Blackness

Book:Tyler Johnson Was Here

Source: Tyler Johnson Was Here

“Racist insults leave you feeling dirty because, even at five years old, we already know on some level that, in this society at least, we are indeed lesser citizens with all the baggage of racialised history following us ghost-like about our days. We are conquered people living in the conquerors’ land, and as such we are people without honour. At five years old we are already conscious of the offence caused by our black body turning up in the wrong space, and have begun to internalise the negative ideas about blackness so present in the culture.”