We are our ancestors and our ancestors are us: nothing is new. We can never appropriate African or Diasporic Traditions that are ours. We can, however, handle things roughly if we don't first exorcise ourselves of whiteness.Â
Although African rituals were retained by Black Christians, much of what spawned them was shrouded in codes that must now be deciphered in order to regain its regenerative power.
In an unhealed state, inflicting pain is the only way we know divinity.
We should all seek to understand the ways we’ve actively perpetuated violence, or willfully remain complicit in the harm of others.
