![]() ![]() ![]() They have helped me grow into my identity as a Black individual and as a Black person who strives to be an ally to those who live further in the margins, such as other Black queer women and my Black trans and gender-nonconforming family whose intersections often result in historical erasure. I consider these books to be critical, must-read texts, and most of these are staples on my personal shelf. Literature as a way to see beyond yourself and to help in realizing the part you play in other people's oppression. But there is also a time for literature as activism. A true zealot of the written word, I'm one who uses literature like others use Netflix: as an escape, a way to see myself, and a way to explore new worlds. I see myself as the quintessential book lover. It is the only way to dismantle the oppressive caste systems in America. ![]() It is not enough to be silent, or to be "colorblind," or to consider yourself "not racist." We must all be completely and utterly anti-racist. Black people are dying, and systemic anti-Black racism and white supremacy is our killer. Nor is it the time to rest on "not knowing" or "not understanding" what is happening in the world. ![]() This is not the time to revel in ignorance. ![]()
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