Are We Black, African American, or American? How a Statement by a Childhood Superstar Helps Us Question How We Identify Ourselves – Black Girl Nerds
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 25, 2024
It was the year 2014 when the internet seemed to explode as it reacted to actor Raven Symoné’s comment about her sexual and racial identity. During an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Symoné said what many believed to be a statement denying her Blackness.
The tension in the interview began to bubble when Winfrey asked Symoné about a tweet she wrote in 2013 responding to the legalization of gay marriages in more states. Many people assumed that her tweet meant two things: one, she . . .
