"Do you have any kittens we can adopt?" "No," replied the shelter employee, "just the black ones." This was our experience when adopting 2 sibling black kittens. According to aforementioned employee, black cats are harder to find homes for than others, however, her statement clearly reflected unconscious/conscious conditioning about blackness. Her attitude deemed them less adoptable, despite a kind smile.

Regardless, Soulja shines in her blackness.

Art by AZ