A Defining Moment: Racism and Double Consciousness
Written by Shera Phillips, October 26, 2017
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- A Defining Moment: Racism and Double Consciousness - October 26, 2017
Being young, black and southern must be synonymous with experiences of discrimination, fear and hatred. Show me a young, black southerner who hasn’t had to deal with direct racism and I’ll show you a severely unaware individual. One of my earliest memories of racism came Halloween 1997. My mom had allowed me to go trick or treating with some kids who lived in a local housing project. My mother once taught the girl and she