#blackstoriesmatter

As an adult, I realize that Sojourner Truth has been watching over me for most of my life

My mother never told me she was proud of me

I know that as a black man I can’t afford to be closed.

Growing up around all white people messes my mind up

I am learning to love me, my body, my hair, my blackness, my soul

Am I not black enough? Am I too black? Am I too white?

I’m not a teacher or a nurse, but I often play one on TV

A Q & A with Nationally Recognized, Visionary Musician, Drummer, and Poet Ubaka Hill

“I Will Not Disappear.” – Zanyell Garmon

“When I tell people I’m half-black, they don’t believe me”

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