I can be black, a woman and German and all three characteristics can define me equally.

With time I learned that there is no one way to be black and a woman, and that being black and German is in no way a contradiction in terms. In fact, I have acquired the power to create a combination of the traits that is unique to me. I can be black, a woman and German and all three characteristics can define me equally.

Ella Achola, ““No, I meant where are you really from?” on being black and German,” Media Diversified, August 15, 2014. http://mediadiversified.org/2014/08/15/no-i-meant-where-are-you-really-from-on-being-black-and-german/.

 

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