To be happy and Black is that of a revolutionary act. In the news cycle, regardless of when or what time of the year it is, you can count on at least one story about Black trauma.
Our pain is seen as entertainment as Non-Black creators and newsmakers parade us around in narratives that we did not create and that we actively try to step away from.
To be Black is to be at war with narratives that have been pushed on you since your ancestors were dragged in shackles onto boats and across oceans to foreign new lands.
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