African Americans are sometimes too quick to speak about Dominican race consciousness,” says Díaz. “If we’re honest, many African Americans still overvalue white characteristics and behavior. If there’s one thing that ties African Americans and Dominicans together, it’s our self-hatred, this tendency to value whiteness and to devalue blackness. It’s a fundamental issue facing all African Diaspora communities. Another divider is conversations on race and culture in this country that are too often limited to black and white, and that erase Dominicans. I live in Harlem, and am often challenged by African Americans: ‘Hey, why cant you folks just speak English?!’ Some are upset when we’re unwilling to define ourselves merely as Black.
— Junot Diaz, Same Trip, Different Ships By Milca Esdaille (via howtobeterrell)(Source: intelliwords.com, via howtobeterrell)
To be black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage.
— James Baldwin (via awesome-everyday)(via black-culture)
Bob Marley ft Lauryn Hill - Turn Your Lights Down Low
I play it cool
I dig all jive
That’s the reason
I stay alive
My motto
As I live and learn
Is dig and be dug in return
(Source: thedividedsky)
