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Mania Bedikian's avatar

Chanti! I am really enjoying this page! Congratulations and looking forward to the next post.

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Mania Bedikian's avatar

Also: are these excerpts from your PhD?

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Dr. Chanti's avatar

They are!

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Kris's avatar

Beautiful!!

“Welcoming” - a powerful step so often overlooked.

Thank you!!

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Phyllis Jeffers-Coly's avatar

Please revise references to African slaves to enslaved Africans. We were enslaved not slaves. The discursive collapse that names us as slaves is longstanding, problematic, inaccurate and erases and minimizes our ancestors.

With deep respect.

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Dr. Chanti's avatar

Phyllis, thank you, and agreed. May our ancestors be remembered with love and respect.

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Nancy Glover's avatar

Powerful Dr. Chanti as are your images. The collage at the beginning is stunning. Excited to read your newsletters.

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Dr. Chanti's avatar

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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Kateri Ewing's avatar

I learned so much. So many things to think about. Beautiful work, Chanti.

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Katherine Roman's avatar

Thank you Chanti for taking the time to write this piece. 🙏🏽

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