Black Men Are Not A Fetish

Juneteenth: 152 Years Ago...

The slaves in America was freed.

That’s 1865. 

Civil Rights started 89 years later. That’s 1954.

In theory, it’s possible that your great-grandmother was alive when slavery ended.

So in order for you to say “slavery ended 400 years ago”… wait until 2265… if you’re alive at the time.

Super similar.

It’s interesting to see, how I see me

And how someone else sees me

I don’t think these two point of views have ever been so close

A list of things that should no longer be explained in 2019 because y'all have had ample opportunity to Google or listen:

The Black Lives Matter movement 

Representation matters 

Colin Kaepernick wasn’t protesting the anthem 

The validity of different sexual orientations

Non-black people can’t say the N-word

Feminism isn’t about hating men

Pro-black/ celebrating your heritage isn’t anti-white

Blackface isn’t okay

Minimum wage should be raised

Who’s considered a millennial

Feel free to add on

naomi campbell photographed by wolfgang tillmans for vogue us nov ‘97

Hear me. See me.

All I want

All we want

Is to be heard, seen, and accepted

I understand that we all cannot be perfect. I understand that we all may not get along.

Lifestyles are different and I respect that

I am constantly respecting and understanding everyone else

But I ..

I still don’t feel accepted or understood.

I hear you when you say this is you

But hear me when I say this is me

I will not stop loving

I will not stop understanding

I will not stop

But one day I hope I don’t have to feel alone

One day I hope to be surrounded with energy that matches mine

One day I want to be surrounded by energy that wants to give as equally as it receives

I want to live in a light love

One that matches, and/or, amplifies the light and love that I do my best to put out

And when the burden of love breaks

I want to be understood why it broke , how I ended up here.

Forgive me for the one mistake I made when 90% of the time I am the complete opposite

I pray to one day be understood

I pray to one day live happily in a grace of bliss

One where I am unbothered by the burden of loving.

I love to love but sometimes when it’s not received it hurts and that’s the truth.

I can’t expect people to see or understand why I want to be there and be a light for them. But when they don’t understand I also can’t be upset that they didn’t accept it. I can’t expect people to see the light.

All I can do is continue to love and not worry

It’ll be received

They will be blessed

I will be blessed

Gods got me

I need to keep living

I need to keep loving

Weither it was asked for or not I should do everything with the utmost love and kindness in my heart.

That is the only way to love and the only way to make it

I have to keep doing it because that’s me, I can’t stop being myself.

I can’t hate myself for others not getting me, I can’t hate myself for putting myself out there and being rejected. I can’t hate myself for having a loving spirit. That’s not something that’s wrong.

I am not alone, I am loved.

Gods got me

Samira

Daniella

Acquaye