The Burden of Demanding Black Excellence
Black people don't get to reap the glory of simply just being—too many of us have been punished, even murdered, for just living our lives.
Badia Ahad
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Badia Ahad, Ph.D., is a writer and professor of African-American literature and culture and author of Afro-Nostalgia: Feeling Good in Contemporary Black Culture, out in March 2021, from University of Illinois Press - New Black Studies Series.
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