I’ve read thousands of beautiful articles written by Black people and people of color, and many books, watched several feature films and documentaries and so now I’ve seen enough in my 32 years to know that the truth is out there. It’s a miracle we get anything else done, all the explaining they need! It keeps you from doing your work.” And since I met that god and came across this saying I’ve been wondering why in the world Black people-myself included, in moments of weakness-keep explaining things to white people. My own personal literary and cultural god once said that racism “keeps you explaining.” Years ago, Toni Morrison went on to say that the “very serious function of racism is distraction.
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