A letter to Solange Knowles
Summary: Soooo I kinda dared myself to write a letter to you: Solange Piaget Knowles. And in this day and age it’s kind of pointless writing letters. But I read “A letter to my teenage self“ and there was something admirable about pouring your heart and soul to the WORLD!
Speaking of letters. This is my second letter I’ve ever written. The first was to a teenage crush that never got to read it.
You ask why? Well because I’d be absolutely mortified if she did.
Anyway, Let me rave A Seat at the Table for its existence. Yes. Happy birthday to the Album (30/09/2016).
I probably don’t think people FULLY understand the album. Not gonna lie. Myself included. Although how you shared your views of the world in the album has taught me a lot.
Soooo What has Seat taught me thus far?
1. Being black is Avant-garde
2. “We're not crazy and that we're not trippin' and it's not our imagination. That these things are very real. They are very painful and they are everywhere."
3. Black girls are poppin
4. And just because I celebrate black culture doesn’t mean I’m anti-white culture.
I’ll shut up before I get too sappy. But thank you for being the voice for so many black kids.
And please continue doing whatever it is that lead me to you. I hope that your happiness outweighs the hate in this world.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and say Hi to Alan & Daniel & Tina & Younce & Dev & the Saint Heron team I hope they are all doing well.
Sincerely with all the glory in the world
Your Biggest fan
Lindo Radebe
