โAmerica is not another word for Opportunity to all her sons.โโฃ โ ๐ช.๐.๐. ๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฌ, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฌโฃ
โA feeling of inferiority? No, a feeling of not existing.โ โ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ณ ๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ, ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ฌ๐ด โฃ
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Imagine being a black American that cannot trust a system that claimed it would protect them and promised them equal freedom. โฃ
The ability to imagine and unimagine this instead of being forced to live this reality is a privilege.
These are two seminal works from 1903 and 1952. They provide deeper perspectives on the human psyche through a critical race lens.ย Theyโre about blackness, language, culture, colonialism, dehumanization, internalized oppression, and the psychological implications voiced by two influential black authors (they are so much more than just authors). โฃ
This is not a new fight. We are desensitized to the fear, rage, grief, and fatigue being communicated by the black community. โฃ
I am not above this, as I continue to learn about anti-blackness in the South Asian community as well as my own biases and microaggressions. I am here to learn and to use my privilege to act for social justice. โฃโฃโฃItโs on me to do that work, by listening, reading, researching, changing, and supporting minorities in the justice system.
