Austin tillett

Use your privilege to protect us. We should have our voices acknowledged without your validation simply because we exist. America is so intertwined with the politics and economies of countries all over the globe.

My country, Belize, is quite dependent on American tourism. So, what have many Caribbean countries decided to do? With relatively low COVID cases and economies dependent on tourism, many countries have decided to open their borders. The States cannot endure another 4 years of madness. All of us are going down with it.

Everyone is waiting to see if the U. We cannot afford to witness America descend into violent destruction. Please use Textile formatting. URLs will be linked automatically. Issue 62 Fall Contemplative Cultural Resistance Subscribe to Geez!

Do Better. There is far too much at stake than you realize. Austin Tillett is an intern at Geez studying in Winnipeg, Manitoba. View comments, or leave one yourself Hide comments No one has dared comment yet. However, I had to grapple with what it meant to be Black in the U. This was a learning process for me. Therefore, living in the U. There were all-white neighbourhoods I would never walk through for fear of someone calling the cops on me.

Everyone should. My voice barely matters. A Black gay man from the developing world has nothing to offer a white colonial ego. Use your privilege to protect us. We should have our voices acknowledged without your validation simply because we exist. America is so intertwined with the politics and economies of countries all over the globe. My country, Belize, is quite dependent on American tourism. So, what have many Caribbean countries decided to do?

With relatively low COVID cases and economies dependent on tourism, many countries have decided to open their borders. The States cannot endure another 4 years of madness. All of us are going down with it. Everyone is waiting to see if the U. We cannot afford to witness America descend into violent destruction. Please use Textile formatting.