The racist garbage in the back of my brain

Side-profile drawing of a man's head, abstract with glowing colors instead of normal skin tone, mostly red, green, yellow and orange, with what resembles a large cloud of mist in the same colors coming out of the top of the head to form a little cloud

Every time someone shares the image of the cartoon supposedly depicting Serena Williams,* it hurts. It’s like a stab. Stop! Stop showing that to me! I don’t want to see that ugly racism! I’ve written about the internal, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual process I’ve been going through over the years, working to shed my own …

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