Black reader who’s dark skinned. Black reader who’s light skinned. Black reader who’s brown skinned. Black reader who has Albanism. Black reader who has vitiligo.
Black reader who’s Soulaan/African American. Black reader who’s Caribbean. Black reader who’s latine. Black reader who’s West African. Black reader who’s East African. Black reader who’s Central African. Black reader who’s South African.
Black reader with tight coils. Black reader with looser curls. Black reader with a relaxer. Black reader with a pixie cut. Black reader with a bald head. Black reader with alopecia. Black reader with locs.
Black reader from the hood. Black reader from the suburbs. Black reader from the city. Black reader from the country.
Black reader with glasses. Black reader who’s deaf. Black reader who’s blind. Black reader with a physical disability. Black reader with an intellectual disability. Black reader with a visible disability. Black reader with a hidden disability.
Black reader who’s Muslim. Black reader who’s Atheist. Black reader who’s Christian. Black reader who’s Catholic. Black reader who’s Agnostic.
Black reader who’s queer. Black reader who’s gay. Black reader who’s Lesbian. Black reader who’s bisexual. Black reader who’s ace. Black reader who’s transfem. Black reader who’s transmasc. Black reader who’s nonbinary. Black reader who’s genderfluid.
Black reader who’s an athlete. Black reader who’s a bookworm. Black reader who’s alternative. Black reader who’s punk. Black reader who’s goth. Black reader who’s preppy.
Black reader who was one of the “cool kids “. Black reader who was one of the “weird kids”.
Black reader who’s a STEM major. Black reader who’s a Liberal Arts major. Black reader who’s an Art major. Black reader who learned a trade.
Black reader who’s a student. Black reader who’s a teacher. Black reader who’s a doctor. Black reader who’s an engineer. Black reader who’s a writer. Black reader who’s an artist. Black reader who’s a cosmetologist. Black reader who’s an electrician. Black reader who’s a cashier.
Black reader who’s a daughter. Black reader who’s a son. Black reader who’s a father. Black reader who’s a mother.
We are not a monolith. We are beautiful. We are capable. We deserve to take up space in this world.
Happy Black History Month! Shout out to us!
And because I’m Soulanni/African American, stream “Sexy Soulaan” by MONALEO!
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