tobia: “I’m already discredited. I’m already politicized, before I get out of the gate. I can accept the labels because being a black woman writer is not a shallow place but a rich place to write from. It doesn’t limit my imagination; it expands it.” —Toni Morrison, when asked if she found it limiting to be described as a Black woman writer. I need to always remember these words from Toni. Because when I get in my own head, it stops me before I ever get out the gate. And this? This is constantly in my head.

tobia:

“I’m already discredited. I’m already politicized, before I get out of the gate. I can accept the labels because being a black woman writer is not a shallow place but a rich place to write from. It doesn’t limit my imagination; it expands it.”

—Toni Morrison, when asked if she found it limiting to be described as a Black woman writer.

I need to always remember these words from Toni. Because when I get in my own head, it stops me before I ever get out the gate.

And this?

This is constantly in my head.

(via racialicious)

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