![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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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