We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased, we are glad. If they are not, it doesn't matter. We know we are beautiful. And ugly too. The tom-tom cries and the tom-tom laughs.
If colored people are pleased, we are glad. If they are not, their displeasure doesn't matter either. We will build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we will stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves.
I’m used to feeling like an outsider. Whether it’s due to my age, upbringing, interests or goals, I have always ...
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Wise words from one of the most beloved French authors who left us far too soon
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Seven years ago I wrote one of those posts you find in most bloggers' archives used to humanize the person behind the keyboard ....
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