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Mar 11, 2022

Why We Must Stop Referring to Non-Enslaved Black People as “Free”

So you’ve stopped referring to enslaved people as slaves, what’s next?

Why We Must Stop Referring to Non-Enslaved Black People as “Free”

Bridgette L. Hylton

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Feb 10, 2022

Should We Just Let Non-Black People have The Word, “N*gger,” Once and For All?

Here’s the thing about the word “n*gger” as ugly as it is, when used by a non-Black person, it says far more about the person using it than…

Should We Just Let Non-Black People have The Word, “N*gger,” Once and For All?

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An Injustice!

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Bridgette L. Hylton

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Dec 30, 2021

Let Black Writers Write Black Characters Until We Can Trust Non-Black People to Collectively and…

We have the Bechdel test for analyzing how women are portrayed in media; we need a similar test for how all kinds of Black people are…

Let Black Writers Write Black Characters Until We Can Trust Non-Black People to Collectively and…

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ZORA

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Bridgette L. Hylton

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Oct 6, 2021

Stop Saying ‘She Is Black, But…’

Unless you’re ready to defend racist beliefs

Stop Saying ‘She Is Black, But…’

Bridgette L. Hylton

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Sep 14, 2021

No One Likes Wearing Masks, But Grow Up and Wear Yours Anyways, Just Like All the Kindergarteners

No one likes wearing masks because they are unpleasant and hard to breath in and make it hard to communicate with others, but they are not…

No One Likes Wearing Masks, But Grow Up and Wear Yours Anyways, Just Like All the Kindergarteners

Bridgette L. Hylton

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Jun 2, 2021

Weeding My Garden — Poem №1

Weeding My Garden — Poem №1

Bridgette L. Hylton

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May 19, 2021

Let Them Wear Cornrows at Their Own Risk: We Should Let White People Enjoy and Embrace Our Cultures…

A Reflection on Appropriation

Let Them Wear Cornrows at Their Own Risk: We Should Let White People Enjoy and Embrace Our Cultures…

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ZORA

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Bridgette L. Hylton

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Apr 12, 2021

Stop Thanking Me For Being Polite When I’m Angry About Injustice

Start Being Angry With Me about Social Ills That Require Your Immediate Attention

Stop Thanking Me For Being Polite When I’m Angry About Injustice

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LEVEL

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Bridgette L. Hylton

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Feb 26, 2021

Black Men and Boys are Beautiful, Too

A Brief Reflection on a Single Lyric by Biggie Smalls

Black Men and Boys are Beautiful, Too

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Human Parts

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Bridgette L. Hylton

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Feb 23, 2021

The Problem, and Possibility, in Asking People of Color ‘Where Are You From?’

Your curiosity does not take precedence over another person’s comfort

Painting of many colors.

Bridgette L. Hylton

Bridgette L. Hylton

She/her. I write stuff. Published in Human Parts, Zora, AnInjustice!. #BLM http://www.Instagram.com/BridgetteWrites https://www.facebook.com/BridgetteHWrites

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