With much difficulty, I have accepted my Americanness 

After years of nationalistic black separatism, I have come to accept my Americanness. I once felt a deep shame and embarrassment being connected to such youthfully obsessed, fearful, patriotic, psychotic people. I unconsciously fell into the notions of white supremacy —  I overlooked the beauty, grace, and accomplishments of black people. Falling into the one-sided notion […]