I would not be a proud black woman-- had I not attended Auburn University. I realize how ridiculous that sounds.
I’ve always known I was black. But, I didn’t know what blackness meant to me before college. Being black has become synonymous with community. My family and the congregation I was a part of— these communities were manufactured for me. It just so happened that a majority these people had the same racial background.
Throughout grade school, I was the only black face in a white space. I did not have the the opportunity to create community. I became numb to the microagressions and submitted to the ostracizing.I found myself shutting off my feelings in an attempt to whitewash the label of being the ‘angry black girl.’
College changed
I’ve always known I was black. But, I didn’t know what blackness meant to me before college. Being black has become synonymous with community. My family and the congregation I was a part of— these communities were manufactured for me. It just so happened that a majority these people had the same racial background.
Throughout grade school, I was the only black face in a white space. I did not have the the opportunity to create community. I became numb to the microagressions and submitted to the ostracizing.I found myself shutting off my feelings in an attempt to whitewash the label of being the ‘angry black girl.’
College changed