Today's Prompt / Truths / Truth
“Power is in your soul. It is what your ancestors, your old people gave you,” – Winona LaDuke. What gifts did your ancestors give you?
The FIRST TIME...The first time I was called the 'N' Word was in college during the 2003 blackout at a BP Gas Station in Ypsilanti, MI. By an adult.
Corzann 'Cozi' Sailor
Detroit, MI
Black/African American
I would like to speak my story, but also set the stage and create a platform for others to speak their "FIRST TIME". While I realize I have my personal experience within my race, I know there are plenty others that have experienced their "FIRST TIME" being called other racial slurs specific to their origin of race or faith. I'd like to create the movement within this Racial & Healing segment by addressing the 'elephant in the room' and confront these horrible names and the harsh undertones they carry, along with negative stigmas and bouts of underlying racism that still inherently exists, by asking others to speak their "First Times".
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