Even today, there is the inevitable code-switching and double consciousness required for survival as a Black person in America, but that shape-shifting can be empowering. As an adult, I’ve told myself that I was not abandoning myself to fit in—I was flexing my capacity to feel at home in diverse environments. But if I’m honest, it’s not until recently that I’ve begun to understand how to be an integrated person who moves fluidly through different spaces as herself.
Sameeeeeee
