"In college I had the opportunity to study Black women’s autobiographies. Much to my parents’ dismay and fear that I would forever live under their roof, I pursued what I loved. I’ve always loved reading, particularly the works of Black women where I saw my experiences magnified.
But autobiographies were something altogether different. The premise of an autobiography is the idea that I can write myself and my experience into the cannon of literature. This kind of storytelling can break open powerful questions, such as: Who gets to speak? Whose stories matter? and Whose stories contain wisdom that’s universal?"
