The Light of Darkness
The Light of Darkness
Excerpt from The Light of Darkness
My first big challenge at Poughkeepsie High School was the misconceptions and misinformation about Africa. The first question I was asked by a student at the school was about which airport I flew in from. “How was the flight from Johannesburg?” Despite the ignorance of the student’s question, I was equally ignorant. “Where is that?" “What do you mean?" I asked. “I mean Johannesburg.” he responded. After looking at him confused for the second time, he asked, “Isn’t Johannesburg the only airport in Africa?" Oh, I finally got it. Johannesburg is actually a city somewhere in Africa. “No, I came from Banjul International Airport.” Now, he looked really confused. He said, "What the f**k is this n****r talking about?" I was so excited to hear those words because I’d heard words like this in American movies before. So, now it felt like I was living in America.
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