Non-Black Natives, especially white Natives, benefit socially from anti-Blackness, both contemporary and historically.
Ex: Academia.
Non-Black Natives were “allowed” to attend prominent universities before Black folks were.
Granted non-Black Natives were used to acquire financial support, yet we were seen as “worthy” of an education when many Black folks were not.
Non-Black Natives were “allowed” to attend prominent universities before Black folks were.
Granted non-Black Natives were used to acquire financial support, yet we were seen as “worthy” of an education when many Black folks were not.
Also, American citizenship was extended to non-Black Natives once we renounced our tribal affiliation. Many non-Black Natives could check white if they wanted to once their process of “assimilation” was “complete”.
Anri-Blackness is a technology of control that organized and classified a racial hierarchy in the US.
The logic of Indigenous “purity” is informed by anti-Blackness.
The logic of Indigenous “purity” is informed by anti-Blackness.
https://twitter.com/grandmasaidno/status/1272202171748999168?s=21https://t.co/sBccrkEoOh
So...for those who analyze colonialism in the US, if y’all don’t include the role of slavery and anti-Blackness in your work, then it’s incomplete, anti-Black, and you’re just recycling colonizing logics.
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