The Assassination of My Blackness Pt.1

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They said my black girl accent had to go
Riffs and runs I sang so freely
Diphthongs, twangs;
I swallowed them
And for a moment 
wished I was bulimic
To regurgitate the bull shit I’d inhaled about “real acting."

 
Mia is a storyteller, songwriter, pastor, and musical theatre nerd. She is a member of the Actors Equity Association, a licensed Baptist minister, and ordained in the United Church of Christ. She writes at the intersection of faith, arts, and culture. She is a graduate of Syracuse University (BFA), New York University (MA), and Union Theological Seminary (MDiv).

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