This makes me think about how often BIPoC authors will talk about the stuff they have been compelled to write versus the stuff they would like to write. I don't know if it will help, but I often imagine the younger person in just ten years might get to tell the stories they want to tell, instead of having to be The First to tell a story that has been actively kept from being told.
This makes me think about how often BIPoC authors will talk about the stuff they have been compelled to write versus the stuff they would like to write. I don't know if it will help, but I often imagine the younger person in just ten years might get to tell the stories they want to tell, instead of having to be The First to tell a story that has been actively kept from being told.