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Only a few days left. I’m being featured today with an essay called “Acting White or Not Black Enough.”
For those who missed the original announcement, in recognition of Black History Month, APOOO Book Club has spotlighted one author each day since February 1 on the APOOO website. The spotlight includes an article written by the author on topics such as–
- Why Is Black History Important?
- Room at the Table (Is there room at the table for all African American authors no matter the genre?)
- Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (interracial dating)
- Acting White or Not Black Enough
- Are We Ready? (for a black president)
Some past authors featured are–
- Angelia Menchan
- Earl Sewell
- Sheila Goss
- Francis Ray
- Felicia Pride
- Eric Pete
- Jewel Parker Rhodes
- Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant
There’s bound to be an essay written by one of your favorite authors, so head on over!
2 comments ↓
Connie thank you so much for your participation and support!
xoxo
Great article, Connie. The crabs in a pot syndrome is alive and well in our community (sadly and unfortunately). I keep telling people there is a cadre of pies in the back so don’t think there isn’t enough to go around. Around the same time you were at Hampton I was in school in New England (my graduating class had three folk of color) and when I returned to DC with a slight New England accent (you know what they say about association) I was singled out as trying to be something that I wasn’t. I graduated the D.C. public schools and basically couldn’t speak or write proper English. There was this white kid from Scarsdale NY who used to correct my English. At first I was upset about being corrected but then I figured this boy has had the benefit of some of the finest education that money could buy (his father invented the technique to treat varicose veins without surgery) so I should take advantage of the vicarious experience. When people would say how articulate they thought I was I would only smile and whisper a silent thank you to Ian.
My youngest son deliberately lost his “white speech” because he was being talked about by other family members. While I allow him to learn to navigate much of the world on his own I really had to yank his chain on that one. I told him his was actually multi-lingual because he could communicate in any setting.
Sorry for the ramble but again, thanks for pointing me to the article and the website — I wasn’t familiar with it.
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