Ultimately though, I identify as a daughter of the Diaspora. The descendants of the millions of Africans taken to the new world share a similar heritage to mine; black African and white European, and I feel an affinity with these fellow Diasporians. I reject a racist hierarchy of value and worth and refuse to position myself as separate from other black people in a bid to try and position myself that little bit closer to whiteness. The historical processes, of which we Diasporians are a part, stem from the same source: the European slave trade and the subsequent European colonisation of Africa. And it is for this reason that I locate myself within this historical continuum rather than buy into an ideologically problematic, a-historical approach which constructs being 'mixed-race' as something new.
Emma Dabiri, "Why I see myself as a daughter of the Diaspora rather than mixed-race," Black Girl Dancing at Lughnasa (March 12, 2013). http://thediasporadiva.tumblr.com/post/45223779733/why-i-see-myself-as-a-daughter-of-the-diaspora-rather.
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Written by Rebecca Haithcoat
Photography by Sasha Samsonova
Sofia Ritchie
Sofia Richie has been known to the world as Lionel Richie's daughter, Nicole Richie's half-sister, and Justin Bieber's BAE. Now, the aspiring model is ready to make her solo debut—Without Losing her Privacy.
Sorry—Sofia Richie does not want to talk about Justin Bieber.
Sitting in an outdoor booth at the Beverly Hills Hotel's luxurious Polo Lounge, Richie's manager, Alex Avant, is setting the terms of her impending interview. Hollywood handlers are typically overprotective, but his chaperoning will prove to be extra oppressive: He's a longtime family friend and has been personally tasked by Richie's father, Lionel, to take care of his baby.
Whatever Richie wants, she gets. And what she wants is no Bieber questions.
"There are just so many rumors and lies," Avant says. He waves at Russell Simmons across the room.
Avant is told this interview is a great way to clear up those rumors and lies.
He shakes his head.
So, Sofia and Justin, are they still…?
He nods, then shakes his head, somehow confirming and denying at the same time. "Just no questions," he says finally.
This is unfortunate, because at the present time, Sofia Richie, 18, is known for three things: her famous family (singer and father Lionel and former reality star/current fashion-plate sister Nicole), walking in Kanye West's most recent Yeezy Season fashion show (the one whose casting call was for "multiracial women only"), and, yes, dating Bieber…
Read the entire interview here.
Tags: Rebecca Haithcoat, Sasha Samsonova, Sofia Richie
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