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Tag: racism

  • Why They Hate Me…

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    Up until now, I had no known enemies.I make it a point to live well with everyone. Always have. Even in High School, I was always the kid to ward off bullies, console the bullied, and circle back to befriend said bullies. Go to Ecole Belge de Kigali and ask. Lately, racists in America seem…

  • #47

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    As we attempt to settle into the nightmare that you people have plunged our nation into, my phone will not stop buzzing; not from a suitor or two asking, “fine girl, no pimples, have you eaten?”, but from the New York Times App. In less than 24hrs, #47, who I will not refer to by…

  • KWIKEKA

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    An almost-funny thing just happened. I went to a coffee shop to finish some work. There was one empty couch left. I went to sit there and an older white gentleman sitting nearby, (with what I perceived to be disregard), said to me “someone is coming.” Barely any eye contact, no “excuse me”, no “I’m…

  • Recovering “Racist”?

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    Dearest reader, I must warn you, today’s entry may be offensive, for that, I apologize in advance. In the hopes you can bear with me as I offer a raw, unfiltered, account of my current reality; Welcome! ——— My name is Olivia Mugenga, I am black, I date black, I wear black, I studied black,…