#28 Erasure and its impacts among Blacks

Dian Bourne, J.D., was a high ranking official for the government of Bahamas  as head of the legal Unit in the Ministry of Finance. She spoke on the power structures and the residues of slavery in the Caribbean. Dian expanded on the subject of erasure, how to mitigate it, document the truth, and the process of disseminating the truth.

"The narratives they are telling Black people is, we are selling three things: they are either good entertainers, we are good athletes, or we are good criminals. And we know that's not true. What has been erased from that, is all the Black scientists, the Black astronauts, the Black authors, the Black writers. So when you tell that narrative in a certain way, it frames the way people see Black people, perceive Black people, and interact with Black people." - Dian Bourne