In Defense Of Ari Lennox's Trip to Ghana: The Power and Problem of Belonging

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In Defense Of Ari Lennox's Trip to Ghana: The Power and Problem of Belonging
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'For those of us who have travelled back or moved to [Africa], we know how powerful and what a blessing it is to live somewhere you feel safe and loved simply for who you inherently are,' writes Qali Id (qaaliciid).

songstress has since deleted the tweets and handed over her social media accounts to her record label, explaining on January 10 that “my heart hasn’t changed. Nobody can take the peace I felt away from me…”

I read this story and couldn’t believe so many people decided to troll Lennox for sharing her feelings. Most heartbreaking for me is that what she expressed sheds light on a transformative experience that I don’t think many people understand: the power of belonging. For those of us who have travelled back or moved to the continent, we know how powerful and what a blessing it is to live somewhere you feel safe and loved simply for who you inherently are.

When I was about eight, my parents decided to move our family from Denmark to Malawi, a small country in South-Eastern Africa, and I suddenly went from standing out asin a private Danish school to being in a country where I looked like everybody else.

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