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“Who Said It Was Simple” – Audre Lorde
There are so many roots to the tree of anger that sometimes the branches shatter before they bear. Sitting in Nedicks the women rally before they march discussing the problematic girls they hire to make them free. An almost white counterman passes a waiting brother to serve them first and the ladies neither notice nor… Continue reading “Who Said It Was Simple” – Audre Lorde
PROTECT OUR ELDERS
Happy (late) Chinese New Year! 恭喜发财 (gong xi fa cai)! I hope that everybody’s new year will be prosperous and full of luck. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, xenophobia and anti-Asian hate crimes have run rampant, rising by 1900%. However, these attacks haven’t been publicized and aren’t talked about in the media. This… Continue reading PROTECT OUR ELDERS
The Art of the Fang People
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth everybody! This week’s post was inspired by a reading I had in my English Class. We had been reading Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad which has been criticized for its racist remarks against Africans. One of the most notable critics of this book was Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe. In 1975, he spoke… Continue reading The Art of the Fang People
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