I’m tired of suppressing myself to get along with white people

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I pocket my black rage, and swap "hey girl" for hello. But in making others comfortable, I'm making myself sick

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I wanted my home to be a refuge, a place where I could be wretched when I wanted, walk around in my bonnet, fry chicken and sing real loud to Aretha Franklin’s R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Suppressing my blackness every day is exhausting.

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These non-indictments reiterated what I’m up against every single day: the unintentional ignorance of white people. But I was also aware of my willingness to put away my justified “black rage” in order to ensure that my interactions with white people remain comfortable.

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Having honest and challenging conversations with people of another race will hopefully disrupt other people’s ignorance. But it will also help me.

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So, she has no interest in what white people/friends talk about or their lives and that's ok, but when the white people show know desire or interest in her likes, wants or certain parts of her life they are racist. WOW if that is not hypocrisy then what is

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