About Me — Kage Lockhart

Student. Teacher. Artist. Philosopher. Humanist. Poet. Ronin. Human Being.

Community Library designed by Kensho Keith

My name is Keith and I’m a 26 year old black man from Georgia. I grew up about an hour outside of Atlanta, in a suburb called Canton. My hobbies include drawing, reading, skateboarding, soccer, basketball, and nature walks. I like to write about many topics, including love, society, race, and philosophy.

I began writing as an outlet. I felt I had a lot to say, but as a child, life hammered home that my voice didn’t matter. To my family, to my teachers, to my peers. Eventually my voice didn’t matter to me either. So I hid.

I hid behind walls of jokes and false confidence. My confidence wasn’t in myself, but was gained through outside validation. Securing good grades, being good at sports. But my high school was 95% white, and I couldn’t figure out why, no matter how nice I was, how much I accomplished, I never felt respected. Never felt appreciated.

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