The Antiracist by Kondwani Fidel

Author:Kondwani Fidel
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781510764217
Publisher: Hot Books
Published: 2020-09-04T00:00:00+00:00

I will tell them what it feels like to crawl on miles of cut glass

Just to get the end of the road with bloody palms and kneecaps, Scars to remind you, that you made it.

Scars to remind you, that you’re human.

Scars to remind you, that you’re strong.

While your favorite victory song plays in your head, and you celebrate.

But I’ll also inform them about the history of drug abuse and Black people in this country. I will tell them that being Black comes with a lot of fees written in fine print. I will tell them that drug addiction is the lottery in poverty, and we hit the jackpot for pain, when we don’t even play the numbers—and mommy was one of countless individuals who got scratched off. I will tell them that America will give us a treasure chest full of dreams but won’t give us a key to take the latch off. Joy Harjo said, “Heroin is a fool offering freedom from the gauntlet of history.” Heroin has always been the fool. It’s never been my mother. It’s never been us.

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