Hmm..to this article.It's about what the writer coins as the "Black Box" the "box" black people, specifically black women find themselves being placed in, climbing out of, or half way entrenched.
While I think the article jumped all over, I was heartened by this sentence at the end, "Thankfully, women like Zora Neale Hurston, Audre Lorde, Ntozake Shange, and a myriad of others, have given us examples of Black girls who’ve broken out and have claimed their freedom.Instead of giving our quirky sistas the side-eye, we should celebrate their fierceness and jack a little bit of their fresh. By being themselves and pushing the boundaries of what it means to be Black, they help us all get just a little bit more free."
I have discussed this issue extensively on my blog, in my life, with my work, as I am probably a Black girl outside of the box :), but I am still very proud of being a Black woman,and everything I am is intersected, I cant separate one from the other and I don't just because I'm "quirky."
As this is the first post I have done in a while, I wanted to open it up to my peeps to weigh in. So, what do you think?
http://clutchmagonline.com/lifeculture/feature/the-black-box/
1 comment:
I appreciate the author's mention of freedom. This is key to one's navigating through this and all lifetimes..Freedom comes with knowing one's self..Not the self that others tell You are (i.e. sexuality, gender, race, class, etc.) Who do You feel You are? Connect with + know the true self, the Inner Being..Stay connected to the Universe..Seek that which catalyzes an abundance of happiness..The lightness + confidence the author speaks of will certainly be attained :-)
Ché (KMF)
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