microaggression

I would like to offer the mantra that I use to reveal my ghastly wounds to my non-POC friends to conceal their white savior complex. Show, don’t tell.

Pushing out ambitious people of color limits what all of us read, and the repercussions have detrimental effects on our publishing culture.

From a young age, I was afraid of being expressive and taking up space. I learned to make myself smaller and quieter so white people would feel comfortable. 

This evolutionary narrative and its claim to legitimacy is, again, the heart of the matter. And Trump is using the enormous prestige and symbolic credibility of his office to embolden those who subscribe to this narrative. What a step backward for this nation.