I know how cold and warm it is, because I feel it. I know the chill of white supremacy, and the warmth of compassion from those who treasure multicultural people. To live within, without. To watch, remember, and to know the spirit of colonization and to question if living in a colony is all I will…
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My Grandmother’s Grandmother Was EnSlaved
Imagine that your great, great grandmother was born into slavery. Mine was. I had the honor and privilege to tape record an interview with my 99 year old great grandmother, Mary Jeffries. Although our conversation was brief she shared these powerful memories of slavery before she passed away. The interview you will hear happened in…
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