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I love being Black, not for the world but for Black folks

Jeffrey Rousseau

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I thought saying/showing I love being Black to the world was a defense against its anti-Black nature. However I’m come to understand that’s not when I do it.

I openly express I love being Black as an ongoing act of love and admiration to other Black people.

The reason is relatively simple, much like this blog, it didn’t stem from the fact I wish to inform everyone. I merely share thoughts and feelings other Black folks may have.

I agree with Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham said in their Black Futures book. “Blackness is infinite — a single book cannot attempt to contain the multitudes and multiverse.”

We exist, expand, and engage in Blackness every breath we take. Whether you, I or anyone maybe aware of or even thinking of really. This is the power of the diaspora we belong to.

Now, I understand completely when another Black person expresses or tells me that they aren’t defined by their Blackness.

They’re a person whom is Black, their life experiences are what they are — anti-blackness and intersectional harm aside. Many folks rightfully and logically think so. I get that, really I do.

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Jeffrey Rousseau

I bat for PoCs, marginalized, equality, inclusion & geekdom. I'm warming the bench until coach subs me in. https://linktr.ee/jeffreyrousseau