I am an educated black man who can do more and be successful in arenas outside of sports and theatrical/popular entertainment. As an educated black man I am not only capable of doing diversity and inclusion work while building communities to support white patriarchal institutions–even those “lead” by women. Why is it that the only path forward seems to be leaving these institutions and creating my own space or entering into spaces singularly created by non-white people. Yes these issues may be systemic but do we really need to leave institutions, to create new ones from the ground up in order to affect change?
I want to work and exist in the spaces I choose because I have interest and passion in them, in the work and outcomes of the work–I don’t want to have to leave these spaces because my voice is felt to be contrary, my opinions are not seen as value adds, or where my work is taken and leveraged to other’s successes and not credited to my desire to impact positive change in organizations/spaces. I am tired of hearing “why are you here” and “I just don’t understand what he is doing here”–yes my own ears have been affronted, not through hearsay. I am here because I elected to be here, I am here because I want to help make whatever I am working at better than when I arrived–I am here because like you I want to do great work…well, I assume you want to do great work in whatever you elect to do.
I am afraid to leverage my voice because I don’t want to diminish anyone else’s journey to their rightful power place in society–all equal.
I want to champion #blackgirlmagic; I do champion #blackgirlmagic…I am raising a black girl. And while the layered complexities of #blackboyjoy aren’t ones I want to explore in this moment I often do want to blast it across various channels when it happens because its occurrence is exceptional. I agree the future may just be female; however, I am a black man who desires to see the future as somewhat, partly, his too. Whatever happened to it being both, more than, not just the other? Can’t the future just be human?
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It has taken me a number of years to be able to express some things…everyday it is getting a little easier…I think. My challenge has been finding the spaces where I feel comfortable sharing. While I believe we should be able to express ideas and feelings in all spaces the reality is that the construct of spaces aren’t welcoming for all people and so one can ever feel welcome to be fully human everywhere.
Learn some; share some.
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