“Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.” -Alice Walker
I’m getting to the point where I can laugh at racism. In the grand scheme of things, no system of power has complete authority over how I live.
Yes, systems of oppression harm Black and Brown people. Yet when I am marginalized in their world, I create a world where Black and Brown people are centered.
When I am the minority in their scheme of things, Black and Brown people become celebrated and centered in my scheme.
If I choose, racist notions of power can set me on a path of becoming more autonomous and more creative. I can create spaces where I am blackity-black-black and free.
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