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  • Guest Post: My Blackness is Enough

    Wednesday, June 3, 2015 8 Culture + Society, Guest Posts African Canadians, African diaspora, black Americans, black in the usa, British Colonization Permalink 0
    My-Blackness-is-Enough explores the struggle of a Nigerian-born young woman growing up in the United States as she struggles to understand what it means to be black | Guest post by Very Merrily Mary on The Girl Next Door is Black

    Nearly 200 million people in the world identify as African or African-descended. Like Europeans, Asians and other “racial” groups, our culture, languages and experiences are extremely varied, despite the fact that, especially in the United States, we’re often seen as one large, indistinguishable group.

    For my first guest post, I’ve asked Mary from Verily Merrily Mary to share her experiences growing up as a Nigerian-born black woman in North America. I met Mary through a bloggers group and enjoy her thoughtful and absorbing writing. I hope you enjoy it too!

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