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Black bodies in white spaces during times of Black crisis

May 23, 2017August 19, 2014 by Shay

Note: This is a deeply personal post and as a result it’s written in a stream of consciousness to say what I need to say, there is no point other than to give words to my truth. “If you’re white you don’t have to live in our world. You can if you choose to. You …

Uncomfortable truths and dead Black boys

May 23, 2017August 11, 2014 by Shay

“History, despite it’s wrenching pain, cannot be unlived; but, if faced with courage, need not be lived again,”– Maya Angelou As the inhabitants of the US once again face the uncomfortable reality of yet another dead, unarmed Black boy, it’s clear to me that we are all living in a warped version of Groundhog Day. …