"I got ts on tho" - a Negro spiritual
favorite fits of 2023 and a reflection on "making myself presentable". better late than never.
“Making myself presentable” is a process I used to resent. The performance. Gel hair, white nylon tights, eyebrows waxed, apply makeup, shave, wear this, not that! and do it all cleanly and while on the sick treadmill that is life in the US as a Black girl. While I resented much of this routine, I knew it felt good to see the soft sheen of my Vaseline s…
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