Sublime

If feeling awkward is the cost of social change, it should be borne by those with social advantage

These were the moments when I was reminded that no matter how passively I engaged with my Blackness, it was never not a force at work in my life. And, I found, the knowledge of my Blackness could be used as a weapon against me at any moment.

Not naming the groups that face barriers only serves those who already have access; the assumption is that the access enjoyed by the controlling group is universal.

This can’t be the purpose of our species, to constantly identify each other as “other,” build walls between us, and engage in both formal and informal wars against each other’s bodies.

now know that my existence is a manifestation of Black women’s resistance against the criminalization of poverty and the devaluing of Black lives. For

Speaking against power structures that keep some inside and others outside has a cost, and the currency most often drafted from my account is belonging.

mesmo quem busca ativamente a consciência racial já compactuou com violências contra grupos oprimidos.

Instituto Terra, Trabalho e Cidadania (ITTC),

What I learned from being a diversity worker as well as talking to diversity workers is how what you introduce to unblock a system can be used to reblock the system.