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the land author’s note epigraph Introduction section I: the know-up chapter 1: the gut knows whussup Intuition (gut feeling) as a way of knowing, Childhood and early experiences of racism, police and policing chapter 2: black ain’t a colour; it’s a concept Social construction of race, Biracial identity, Bahamian and Canadian identity, Wealth inequality section II: personal liberation chapter 3: don’t be hatin’ (yourself) Self-worth and self-confidence, How white supremacy breaks down Black confidence and self-worth; Claiming that confidence as resisting white supremacist structures chapter 4: how to show love, and rage, too How Black emotions (especially joy and rage) are suppressed in a white supremacist society, Art as a means of expressing these emotions and as an act of resistance chapter 5: black like you. Blackness contains multitudes, The joy and possibility inherent in expressing one’s own Blackness and not what Blackness is assumed to be section III: social transformation chapter 6: make the old school new The many ways schools and western education upholds white supremacist standards through, clothing, language and other means chapter 7: pick your battles and your team strategies for confronting racism and resisting oppression, Finding community to share in this fight, The importance of connecting with one’s ancestors/spirituality conclusion epilogue further reading sources