BLACK LIKE ME
In all of U.S. history, only one man has done this. He shaved his head, injected himself with melanin and dyed his skin.
The goal was to live a year as a Black man and write about his experiences, showing the horrors of racism while demonstrating that white character will out.
He lasted 6 months, went on a drinking binge and had to hide out in a friends place until the melanin wore off.
After his famous novel, politicians would run to him as the "negro expert" whenever there was unrest.
And unlike the other "experts" he had the humility to say 'why don't you ask them what they want and try doing that?'
Later, he and his family left the country in fear of the constant death threats.
We don't need a conversation; we need an intervention.
In all of U.S. history, only one man has done this. He shaved his head, injected himself with melanin and dyed his skin.
The goal was to live a year as a Black man and write about his experiences, showing the horrors of racism while demonstrating that white character will out.
He lasted 6 months, went on a drinking binge and had to hide out in a friends place until the melanin wore off.
After his famous novel, politicians would run to him as the "negro expert" whenever there was unrest.
And unlike the other "experts" he had the humility to say 'why don't you ask them what they want and try doing that?'
Later, he and his family left the country in fear of the constant death threats.
We don't need a conversation; we need an intervention.
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