You’ve probably seen the memes, “I no Black, I Dominican.” And while they may quickly illicit laughter, after careful deliberation it becomes apparent they are more complex, reek of self-hate, and arguably stem from colonial trauma. After 22 years the Dominican Republic got its freedom from Haiti. Not Spain, but Haiti, its Black neighbor on […]

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