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African-American (First Generation American (Parents born in Ghana (What…
African-American
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Woman
Being black and a woman
Dark skinned. De-Feminized, often seen as less than and inferior than people who are lighter. Feels this pressure both within and outside of my race
Black Culture
Expression through art forms such as dance, films, paintings and other arts.
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Heritage
Culture is strongly influenced by our history and ancestors. All of their fears, strengths, courage, and dreams lies within us and that manifests in several ways.
How most african-americans have had their history systematically erased in order to better racialize us to pursue the white agenda.
Our history isnt very well taught in schools yet we still are able to recognixe our selves as kings and queens
Antiblackness, internalized racism, fear, assimilation
Struggle
DHE, JUSTICE, Black Academy taught me the value of my space on UCSC campus being part of 3% of african americans. Taught of the history of where I live R.Paath and the black people who continue to fight for our space here on campus
The revamp of slavery as mass incarceration. Black men specifically targetted. The destruction of black homes. Disenfranchised on large scale. **insert oercentage of black pop. in jail
Hyper exposure to black deaths. Mental health in the black community, Real or imagined threats? Internalzed fear.
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Self
Perming my hair how my mom didnt approve due to the anti blackness rooted in her. 4c hair boldy wearing my hair short redefining my feminity and what it means to love myself
Embedded insecuties that force me to be hyperaware of the spaces I reside in. Internalizing racism as so innate characteristic and flaw within myself rather than that force of oprresions and violation of my human dignity.
Being bullied in elementary about being african but never "black" what does that mean. Which identity is more devalued.
Fear that gets me when Im playing music too loud, when I walk into a stoere, when I enter a class, fragility of my body.
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