I thank you God for creating me black
White is the colour for special occasions
Black the colour for every day
And I have carried the World since the dawn of time
My laugh over the World, through night, creates the day
I thank you God for creating me black
- Benard Dadie
Does the Senghorian school still hold in definations of black? What about laughter?
Négritude/ Authenticité
*Aside:
How about adding "People of no colour" to our vocab; seeing as we already have "People of Colour"???
I've incensed people with the former term
infectious expressions these
this must be one of the few times however that I believe your story does not "fit" the image -- it detracts somehow
anyhoo -- "fit" is a notion up for debate
I was touched by the innocent laughter of these two ladies that crossed colour barriers in a mixed-couple wedding. I thought of Gabriel Okara's "You laughed and laughed and laughed". You are right it doesn't not seem to fit, but it does to me because I know the many links between the image and the words... I did not want to flood 75 with the links. Not helpful either:-(
d.eep!
no rudzani. now i get it.
context makes all the difference.
sweet.
