> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 8 evergreens</em></s> #### [[The black identity has evolved past it's political origins]] #TO/PONDER/SOCIETY everything is political, so it really isn't significant that the black identity has political origins because so does every race's [[identity]]. ^[[[Race is a social construct]]] The important thing is to contextualize black people's [[experience]] in a political [[society]], and to recognize how the origins of race effect them specifically. The [[Black Identity model]] can be a useful tool to do this, but isn't the only one. [[Marginalized identities are inseparable from politics]] %% #TO/TEND/MULCH The black identity is political because [[Race is a social construct]] but it is not only political, it has become a [[community]] and [[Communities are support systems]].%% [[Colonization and slavery lead to generational disparities in black communities]], and [[Insecure material conditions increase cognitive load and reduce outcomes]] have lead to population wide [[inter-generational trauma]]. [[Stereotype threat]] and [[Microaggressions]] create common experiences among [[black people]] in [[America]] and across the world. ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[racism]]