“People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.” -Assata Shakur
this why you gotta read bc james baldwin said, “to be a negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in rage almost all time”. and it’s reigned true for me bc to be aware of reality and how society can be structured against you…. man…
I watched someone get fired for performance issues that had never once been raised in any of her reviews. When she asked for documentation HR said it was "observational feedback" and not the kind that gets written down. She got a lawyer.
Yes and Black people have typically been DENIED small business loans that allow us to OWN in our own communities so this is a double edged sword, especially if the proprietors are Anti Black while relying on our patronage.