Thank you for sharing this so vulnerably. For different reasons than your own, I am finding myself familiar with these feelings, your words nesting in my heart. So beautiful to be welcomed home. This made me smile ❤️
First, you had me at the opening line “remember who you are”. 1. It reminds me of the first Black Panther where the Queen yells to TChalla to “show him who you are” as he is in a battle for his life. That was such a resonant line for me that I think of often 2. Your journey in this piece is so beautiful
Thank you for taking the time to engage with it Marc - appreciate your reflections. Belonging plays such an important part in this. Thank you for sharing what helps you 🙏🏾
If anyone wants to keep a people from co-creating different futures - reducing their capacity to remember & limiting their ability to rest & therefore, to dream or to imagine.. it’s a powerful oppressor move. But the thing that they tragically overlooked : we stay remembering. we stay imagining.
Thank you Dominique for taking time to engage with my piece. It is so powerful to read your words reflected back to me. “But the thing that they tragically overlooked: we stay remembering, we stay imagining”
Thank you for sharing this so vulnerably. For different reasons than your own, I am finding myself familiar with these feelings, your words nesting in my heart. So beautiful to be welcomed home. This made me smile ❤️
Thank you Nadia. I always appreciate your reflections and glad to hear it resonated with you in different ways
Telling myself, I know who I am but deep down I feel lost trying to find myself again and love myself again.
Take your time - be gentle with yourself in remembering and discovering
Beautiful 🫶🏽
This is beauitful, Nova. Just beautiful. And courageous.
The irony. I have a podcast called Three Black men
You do?! A coincidence - please do share the link to your podcast. Was there anything else that stayed with you from my piece?
First, you had me at the opening line “remember who you are”. 1. It reminds me of the first Black Panther where the Queen yells to TChalla to “show him who you are” as he is in a battle for his life. That was such a resonant line for me that I think of often 2. Your journey in this piece is so beautiful
Loved reading your reflections. SUCH a powerful moment in Black Panther - these words are such an anchor for me. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏾
Thank you for writing. I so adore your pen game
Thank you ☺️
Oh and here’s the link:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/three-black-men-theology-culture-and-the-world-around-us/id1535582503
Thank you Robert. I had no idea you were also a podcaster. This thrills me! Looking forward to having you all keep me company on a long drive!
A beautiful trip - thank you for giving us a glimpse. I try to remember who I am by remembering who I belong to.
Thank you for taking the time to engage with it Marc - appreciate your reflections. Belonging plays such an important part in this. Thank you for sharing what helps you 🙏🏾
Whew. This piece.
If anyone wants to keep a people from co-creating different futures - reducing their capacity to remember & limiting their ability to rest & therefore, to dream or to imagine.. it’s a powerful oppressor move. But the thing that they tragically overlooked : we stay remembering. we stay imagining.
Thank you, Nova, for the reminder 🖤
Thank you Dominique for taking time to engage with my piece. It is so powerful to read your words reflected back to me. “But the thing that they tragically overlooked: we stay remembering, we stay imagining”
Thank you for sharing Nova ❤️
Thank you Emma 🙏🏾
What an incredibly restorative journey. You have a way of writing about Black people's experiences that show nuanced facets. I appreciate you so much.
Thank you Jodi