I think they confusion comes because “Black” in America is a race and ethnicity - it specifically means African Americans in much of its usage. But outside of America, people, including Indigenous Africans, are Black and call themselves Black people.

But when it is said aloud, there is no difference. Which is why it’s simply a matter of preference. There are ethnic, cultural and historic differences among all Black people around the world. They have been racially defined as Black. So they have as much right to the term.

African Americans and Aboriginal people even forged alliances during our concurring Civil Rights Movements. There were several chapters of the Black Panther Party in Australia. blackhistorystudies.com/reso…

The fact that we are just out here winging it, when science only recently discovered the connection between viruses and debilitating autoimmune disorders, which in turn means we could potentially have several generations worth of immune dysfunction is HORRENDOUS.

I mean, there is now research that Type 1 diabetes may initiate with a very bad virus in childhood. Anecdotally, a friend of mine’s entire childhood friend group was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Their only common denominator was having passed colds and flus between each other

I wrote a poem about how I don’t want to UberEats anymore. And I haven’t since. So I’m here to tell you that poetry works.