“Dear Tre”, (Part 1)

A letter to my friend, Tre, about Megan Thee Stallion, Kanye, Black womanhood, and Black love. You can read Tre’s opening letter to me here, and below is my opening letter.

Dear Tre,

There’s been so much conversation in the past many weeks, months, years, decades, about the protection of Black women or lack thereof.

You and I’ve talked about the social media response to Ye’s campaign rally vs. Meg’s shooting. We’ve talked about disproportionate coverage. We’ve talked about stigmatizing both mental health and Black womanhood. We’ve talked…