Dear Black community: Where’s the joy? – Long Beach Current

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Dear Black community: Where’s the joy? – Long Beach Current

Nothing says “Happy Black History Month” like spending Valentine’s Day at a Middle Passage Exhibit. While lovebirds exchanged heartfelt gifts, I exchanged glances with the chains and shackles draped from the walls. Don’t get me wrong, I understand the importance of teaching and remembering the past, but our history did not stop at suffering. Can’t we save room for Black joy? Black history is rich, it runs deep. While some parts of it are bloody,…