What Do You Say When You’re Being Ignored?
The death of Oluwatoyin Salau shook me to my core -- I couldn’t find the words to say, and so I mourned her death in silence. Then the...
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azewilliams28
- Jun 7, 2020
- 2 min
A Love Letter to My Trans and Queer Black People
Despite how this world treats you, your existence makes this world worth living for. With all the death, destruction and suffering we see...
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azewilliams28
- Jun 5, 2020
- 3 min
A Letter to the Black Community Regarding our Trans and Queer Black People
Audre Lorde. Langston Hughes. James Baldwin. Barbara Jordan. Bayard Rustin. Willi Ninja. Marsha P. Johnson. Alvin Ailey. Richard Bruce...
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azewilliams28
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
Colorism Pt. 2: Black Men's Role
I just finished viewing a video of a dark-skinned Black Woman being abused in the streets of New York by a Black Man while a group of...
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azewilliams28
- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
Colorism Pt. 1: The Truth
On any other platform, I’d have to explain colorism and the adverse effects it has on dark-skinned Black Women. How it affects our mental...
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