Yesterday I made history.⁣⁣
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Yesterday this dream came alive.⁣⁣
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I stand on the shoulders of so many who’ve come before me.⁣⁣
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To be young, gifted and black. To know myself and to know my heritage and where I am from.⁣⁣
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This moment is no coincidence. I am pushed forward by a larger force to represent a global black strength and power. I am pushed by the memory of all those brutally slain; they have joined the ancestors now and they guide us toward truth and justice.⁣⁣
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Sankofa, go back and get it. In the midst of all the turmoil, triggering videos, painful realization of how the rest of the world sees us. I STAND HERE AND SAY: I SEE US.⁣⁣
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I see our beauty, our divine nature our history that is our now and forever to share. My launch is dedicated to the beauty of Africa, and ALL HER CHILDREN. Those far and near. This launch is an act of resistance, an act of loud indignation saying: We are beautiful. We are worthy. We are here to stay. I seek my inner beauty every day in solidarity with the ancestors and all who will come after me.⁣⁣
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To my entire black family on this continent and in the diaspora. This is for us. This is for YOU! ⁣⁣