Christina Trotter

Published in ZORA

·May 3

Pink vs Black — A Rude Awakening

A racial journey in fits and starts — There’s a picture of my dad holding me in the hospital on the day I was born, his jerry curl dangling in shiny coils above my face. If you look closely, which I’m sure I did, you’ll find a Mercedes Benz with diamond windows nestled in his chest hair. My…

Race

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Published in ZORA

·Feb 8

Race and the City

And Just Like That, a tale of woke gone wrong As a teenager in Vegas, I’d crawl into AC blasted crevices to watch Sex and the City with dreamy, glazed over eyes. I had a black box, and with it, access to the good channels. I’d watch the infamous 90s…

Race

7 min read

Christina Trotter

I am a writer, an actor, a mixed-race Black woman, and an advocate for racial equity. This is a racial journey in fits and starts.

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