"People say youâve got to write honestly and that sounds great but also, what does that mean? I think part of that is knowing there are some things black people go through that are universal and those things are how the world shapes youâŠif youâre in a racist encounter, theyâre not going to say, âOh, youâre Jamaican, oh, youâre Nigerian; oh, youâre full African American; your ancestors were brought here on slave ships.â Thatâs not what other people see. In the outside world, we have a kind of universal experience but it also changes depending on whether youâve grown up in predominantly white spaces or predominantly black spacesâŠ"
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On how Black people go through various experiences in â15 MINUTES WITH TOMI ADEYEMI AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CONâ in Book Riot (2018 Aug 2)
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