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On the Dissonance of Being a Field and House Nigger at the Same Time

Preface: Race isn’t a real thing. The system and larger cultural zeitgeist don’t actually care about your ancestry, the .1% of genetics that distinguish you (and the smaller portion of that we identify as race), or personal peculiarities caused by your biology. The culture and system do, however, pretend to, and, in some cases, evenContinue reading “On the Dissonance of Being a Field and House Nigger at the Same Time”

That Face is Timeless, a manifesto

There was a drive-by shooting in front of my home a couple of nights ago. I was having difficulty sleeping, as, given my PTSD, I sometimes do, so I migrated to my living room and balcony to read and relax before another attempt. Just as I began to try to settle in, shots rang out.Continue reading “That Face is Timeless, a manifesto”