Hello, my name is Ale. I’m a musician that’s based in the DMV area… please take some time to listen if you have some to spare. Thank you
https://t.co/Cx2IEAWJm7
@AsktheNorth@AntiSocialBoobe Ultimately, I acknowledge and respect our shared biological reality and the complexities of the human diaspora, recognizing that we remain fundamentally human regardless of how we perceive ourselves.
@AsktheNorth@AntiSocialBoobe Because these terms do not describe the same phenomena, the distinction becomes highly specific to a continent rather than a people.
@AsktheNorth@AntiSocialBoobe Context is key: 16th century Portugal used the term as a literal descriptor of origin, whereas the term adopted in America during the 60s was a racial caste label rooted in chattel slavery.
@rashada_jorday@AntiSocialBoobe This is why a ‘Black space’ ft. tribal Africans playing music can be viewed as confusing or non affiliating; it doesn’t merely represent a skin color/monolith of ppl. Instead, it represents the specific culture of an individual who happens to be British Sierra Leonean-Ghanaian.
@rashada_jorday@AntiSocialBoobe As an African American, I believe it’s not the concept of race and ethnicity that’s controversial: it is the term “Black” (being in ref. to skin color versus heritage). Africans have a tribal and societal affiliation to Africa, resulting in a loss of ethnic identity for BA’s.
The small things like laughing with my cousins or watching my sister’s children live out their dreams as themselves in the eyes of the mothers who have been loved enough to love them more; these big little things are my understanding of being blessed. 💕😌