They have been trying to silence me since I was a child -- and YET -- I still speak truth to power. Tying this to my larger project, "Black Girls Dream in Public," with my best friend, Dr. Christina Tillary, for our Plait/Form incubator. She also has a similar story from the SAME school system.
This week I have been in deep community with other brilliant Black women and femmes. The main thing that has come up repeatedly is how much people want from us without considering how we feel.
My younger sister changes her number so much and it pisses me off.