“They were all humans, and yet they had completely different ideas about what humanity meant.” — Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Copy Share Image
“That morning, like every morning, the first decision he made regarded his Blackness. His skin was a deep, constant brown. In public, when people could actually see him, it was impossible to get his Blackness down to anywhere near a 1.5. If he wore a tie, wing-tipped shoes, smiled constantly, used his indoor voice, and kept his hands strapped and… — Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Copy Share
“They were all humans, and yet they had completely different ideas about what humanity meant.” — Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Copy Share Image
“Emmanuel started learning the basics of his Blackness before he knew how to do long division: smiling when angry, whispering when he wanted to… — Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Copy Share Image
