Tag: Body

Black, Body, Family, Personal Narrative

Body Stories: Mirror, Falling, Shaking

TheFlyyProfessa

I have to admit that, like many Black people, the murder trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin took me out of my groove, broke my productive stride. The anxiety related to the verdict and the trial’s cultural, historical, and global implications notwithstanding, my anxiety was mostly related to seeing the depictions of George… Continue reading Body Stories: Mirror, Falling, Shaking

Black, Racism, Terms and Definitions, White Supremacy

What is a Body (Ody, Ody, Ody)?

TheFlyyProfessa

So, just what is a body? Seems like a strange question, right? I know, I know. I gave a side-eye the first time someone first seriously asked me that question. I found myself struggling to answer concisely because the harder I tried, the further away from my center, meaning notions of my own body, I… Continue reading What is a Body (Ody, Ody, Ody)?