— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) January 6, 2019
Anyone mentioning that I have black women in my family is deliberately missing the point. Regardless of the proximity of beneficial BW in your life, or being black yourself, we are all capable of subconsciously discrediting BW and their stories because its indoctrinated.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) January 6, 2019
I’m not defending Chance’s decision to do the record. I’m not absolving him of the sins of his past. I’m acknowledging his contrition and supporting his efforts to learn and do better. I thought that was the goal: men stepping up and doing better.
— Jamilah Lemieux? (@JamilahLemieux) January 6, 2019
That’s not us missing the point. That’s us understanding that and being disheartened that no matter how much we play a role in men’s lives, the more perceived black we are, we aren’t protected. This is us hearing it, knowing it to be true, and it still hurts.
— ✨ (@lookatmyora) January 6, 2019