It’s Time to Talk about Freedom of Space (And Why Black People Don’t Have It)
White people’s false entitlement to Black spaces comes from two historical artifacts: European Colonialism, and American Slavery.
A while back ago I write about the Six Freedoms Black people do not have in a White Supremacy. I don’t remember what catastrophic event took place which lead me to write that article (because there’s so many), but I do know the fact that I was really spilling my mind and soul out on powers that persistently infringe on the rights of Black people in the United States of America. Brainstorming, I concluded that there are six freedoms we as Black people do not have. They are:
- Freedom of Memory
- Freedom of Emotion
- Freedom of Space
- Freedom of Recovery
- Freedom of Self-Defense
- The Freedom to Protect the Other Five
When I first wrote this in 2018 I really was just spilling my heart and brains out on the pen pad. While I kinda dove deep into every freedom our society fails to provide us, I genuinely think the Freedom of Space isn’t explored that much. The Freedom of Emotion and how we don’t have it, is explored deeply within the…
