AAPI MONTH

I Am Not Invisible

But You Constantly Try to Erase Me

Created in Canva by Nancy Blackman

originally published in Cultural Daily on June 16, 2020.

She interviews for the same job —
the nicely dressed Black woman.
You hire me instead.
You feel good. Equal Opportunity.
You sleep in your bed dreaming dreams while the Black woman’s dream is to find a job — any job.
I am a feel-good number…