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“Live within a black body, within a country lost in the Dream”, from the book by Ta-Nehisi Coates

This letter from a father to his son, who nevertheless grew up with different references, shows this continuity (the son was lucky enough to see two terms of a Black president, an example to the African American community in terms of representation and ambition). United by fear and anger, they underpin the idea of an imagined community, since the Black body demolishes any theory or story of personal success (studies, money, status) as long as it’s marked by discrimination.

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27.02.2025 | by Marta Lança