This Is Why I Resist: Don't Define My Black Identity by Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu

Author:Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu [Mos-Shogbamimu, Shola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0919BKPT9
Publisher: Headline
Published: 2021-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

People do not leave their prejudice, bias or racism at home when they come to the workplace. Sometimes it is concealed and at other times quite overt. Oftentimes the use of colloquial terms in the mainstream that have a historical derogatory emphasis against Black people are watered down as ‘unconscious bias’ or ignorance. This is unacceptable. There are people who will genuinely not know or understand the history behind certain terms. While I am prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt, it is quite exhausting for Black people to continually bear the responsibility of doing the unpicking and unlearning for White people. When do we get a break from carrying a responsibility that is not ours to bear? If generations of White people had done a better job in educating the next generation, learning from the errors and legacy of slavery, my generation would not be left with the responsibility of picking up the pieces.

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS . . .

As much as I seek to educate about the miseducation of the Black woman’s identity, I would very much like readers, particularly White people, to broaden their interpretation of my words and place themselves within them where possible, in order to sense what it must be like to have to deal with these multiple racial biases, stereotype and discrimination against our identity. These are barriers – verbal or non-verbal and overt or covert – that we have to deal with constantly. They shape our lived experiences. We do not have the luxury of being hampered by them one at a time, as multiple incidents can occur in a single day. This is what we have to deal with so that the narrative for White supremacy can continue to thrive at the expense of our life and liberty. The true narrative of the Black woman’s identity is one of honour, celebration and respect. There must be a positive cultural shift towards this as Black women stand unequivocal in our truth. That cultural shift starts now.

This is why I resist.

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