Divine vessel, Patriots Blood: An African daughters path & alchemy of grief (Zambia & Zimbabwe) Part 2
Most travelers in Africa seemed primarily interested in safari thrills. As a young Australian man reflected to me in a Lusaka cafe, "So many Black people in Africa...?" It highlighted a common perspective among many white Europeans, Afrikaners, and white inhabitants of Africa, often thinking & economically empowered to believe they owned Africa. At the end of my trip, I was overwhelmed with disbelief. I had never confronted racism in my entire life, but I know what rejection, disrespect, colorism, and entitled behavior & narcism was as I was raised in a family & society that exhibited such behaviour. Even among locals in the country, I often felt like an outsider, as I was an outsider to them. Hair care became a source of fascination for many. The simple acts of washing and braiding my hair across different countries often drew numerous questions. I tried to maintain a playful attitude, changed my attire daily, had people wash my clothes in each country, and ma...
