Living in Blackness: Exploring Racial Identity Through Essays & the Creation of an Affinity Group
Sophia Rucker ‘25
Faculty Support: Kristen Hicks
Summary: I wrote a book about my life as a Black young woman growing up in a world that favors the white population. This book is called Living In Blackness and was created during my first year as a Capstone scholar, and ended with it being published and is now available on the Barnes & Noble website. Within my book, there is a collection of short memoir stories, poetry, rhythm writing, and discussion questions to observe oneself and rethink privilege.
Along with writing Living In Blackness, I created an affinity group named Bridges that is specifically designed to explore the impact of internalized racial trauma. Bridges fosters healthy dialogue surrounding life as an African American in a world that favors white people. This group has helped me create bridges with the middle school students, as well as develop a relationship with them.
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