While it has become “cool” for white folks to hang out with black people and express pleasure in black culture, most white people do not feel that this pleasure should be linked to unlearning racism. – Bell Hooks –
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All articles filed in November 2020
MUSING OF THE DAY
You know, the press is as much part of our democracy as Congress or the executive branch or the judicial branch. It has to keep things in check. And when the powerful control the press, or make the press useless, if the people can’t trust the press, the people lose. And the powerful can do…
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MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE
Breathe. Pause. Reflect. Three things I learned during the quarantine – amongst other things. I spent countless hours ruminating and embracing the uncomfortable, reminiscing on my rough and curvy path, which from the outside appeared to be smooth and linear—pondering my future and goals. What were my goals? I was no longer sure. This realization…
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MUSING OF THE DAY
Assimilationist ideas are racist ideas. Assimilationists can position any racial group as the superior standard that another racial group should be measuring themselves against, the benchmark they should be trying to reach. Assimilations typically position White people as the superior standard. – Ibram X. Kendi –
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MUSING OF THE DAY
Sometimes you need to scorch everything to the ground, and start over. After the burning the soil is richer, and new things can grow. People are like that, too. They start over. They find a way. – Celeste Ng –
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THE FIRE NEXT TIME
Human. Woman. Black. These are the things I see when reflecting on my image. Interesting self-imagery when I live in a country where regularly I am perceived as black, subhuman, and then maybe a woman? It’s pretty obvious; this internal knowledge versus external judgment is contradictory and is a daily struggle for me being a…
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MUSING OF THE DAY
Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind. – Toni Morrison –
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MUSING OF THE DAY
But the real world doesn’t go away. Racism exists. People are getting hurt. And just because it’s not happening to you, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. – Trevor Noah –
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Comfy Food
Oh, the balmy sweet smell brushed my nose. I walked downstairs, in my sleepy haze. Cinnamon, vanilla. Nutmeg? Joy as I sat; in front of my slices of fluffy, soaked bread with warmed butter, thick, maple syrup; topped with blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. A warm, shiver went down my spine, as I place the first…
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TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM
How would you feel if you were gingerly walking your path at the age of 11, and then your closest confidant suddenly vanishes? You knew that the end was near in the back of your head, you even prayed for it, but the loss is still startling. The only other person you can receive support…
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Bookish Naija Gal 