Flannel Covidtime Diaries: Black History Month
#Covidtime Log Day: 02012021
”I want history to remember me not just as the first black woman to be elected to Congress, not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black woman who lived in the 20th century and dared to be herself.” – Shirley Chisholm
"Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author who is best known for becoming the first African-American congresswoman in 1968. Chisholm represented the New York State in the U.S. House of Representatives for seven terms." (https://everydaypower.com/shirley-chisholm-quotes/)
It is #BlackHistoryMonth and to celebrate we need to uplift the voices of Black people. There are a lot of great Black Civil Rights activists who've said amazing things that bring to light the sheer inequality that confronts Black people today. We must always remember our history or we are doomed to repeat it or just never learn from it.
I think we are afraid to be who we truly are because if folx disapprove of the person we choose to show up as in the world it would crush us. But, if we pretend to be all the things the world wants us to be then we will get society's approval. We will achieve our goals of being liked and then feel a sense of belonging. But, do we want to belong to a group or society who does not accept our full and authentic selves?
There is so much toxicity in our society because we have been taught to fear who we are if we are different. If we think differently. If we feel differently from everyone else. Lots of pretending. Lots of masking. Lots of faux humans.
We are society. We get to decide how to show up in the world. Be your full authentic selves and the world will just have to adjust to you not the other way around. Be who you were also meant to become.
Why it's important to lift up Black voices and celebrate Black history month!
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