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But there is an old prayer I know that asks God to shield the joyous. In my love for Black people, and on this particular day for Black men, I come back to that phrase again and again. Sometimes calm and steady, sometimes buckled at my knees. Shield those of us grappling with the joy — the terror, pain, and delight — of loving Black people in a world that cuts us down with that ever-swinging blade of senseless hatred, in a world that won’t testify to our value even as it gobbles up all that we make and do. Please shield the joyous.
The Delight and Terror of Loving Black Men
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Annie H Hartnett
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Jan 30, 2023
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My new blog, RELATIONS, documents the process of researching and writing the stories of people enslaved by my ancestors in Mississippi and Louisiana.
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