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My mama raised me on Soul on Ice and The Autobiography of Malcolm X; the lyrical swagger and intellectual prowess flowed from Black Panthers and Black scholars with such ease.

“The pastor said something along the lines of slavery being bad but also really helpful—a blessing—for the economic infrastructure of white people.”

I remember this, felt like a real life boondocks episode 😭

Toni Morrison put it in earthier tones when she wrote in Song of Solomon, “You wanna fly, you got to give up the $*!t that weighs you down.”