Blackness is to be embraced from "summary" of I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown
Embracing blackness means holding onto the truth that the way I am made, the color of my skin, the texture of my hair, the shape of my nose, the fullness of my lips, the breadth of my hips, the curl of my fists, the sway of my hips, is beautiful. It means rejecting the lie that whiteness is supreme. It means acknowledging that blackness is a gift from God, something to be celebrated and cherished. But embracing blackness is not just about loving the physical characteristics that make me who I am. It is also about recognizing the richness of my culture, the strength of my community, the resilience of my people. It is about reclaiming the narratives that have been told about us, and telling our own stories. It is about standing firm in the face of oppression, refusing to be silenced, refusing to be erased. Embracing blackness is an act of resistance...
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