I love this and wholeheartedly agree. I am a Black women who chooses to live in San Francisco (vs Oakland). I am constantly told I should live in Oakland because, "...there are more Black people." My response is always, "I belong where I'm at." Oakland is fine, but I love San Francisco and I won't allow others views to determine where I …
I love this and wholeheartedly agree. I am a Black women who chooses to live in San Francisco (vs Oakland). I am constantly told I should live in Oakland because, "...there are more Black people." My response is always, "I belong where I'm at." Oakland is fine, but I love San Francisco and I won't allow others views to determine where I belong and where I don't. So often we self-segregate and impose limitations in ourselves -- doing the racists work for them.
I love this and wholeheartedly agree. I am a Black women who chooses to live in San Francisco (vs Oakland). I am constantly told I should live in Oakland because, "...there are more Black people." My response is always, "I belong where I'm at." Oakland is fine, but I love San Francisco and I won't allow others views to determine where I belong and where I don't. So often we self-segregate and impose limitations in ourselves -- doing the racists work for them.