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I just want to do a check-in on this blacknificent site, so I hope that you all will indulge me in this sort of lengthy black check-up. I have to break ties with people that I love and are still good “friends” with. My decision to relocate home (Kemet) as soon as I can, is upsetting to most. I also will have to leave my young adult sons (although my middle son will visit if not make the move himself) behind and this is disheartening, to say the least. I will always be a mother but the absence of me being around them seems daunting. I am trying to leave them in the best possible situation that I can and it is exhausting. My family thinks I’m selfish and out of my mind and is really rooting for my downfall because they don’t want me to go and think this wicked and treacherous place is the best place for me. I took a $9 pay cut a few months back to work for this small black owned company so my finances have been cut drastically but I delight in it nonetheless. I have let go of quite a few “comforts” while working on my true blacktastic self. I will be solo dolo in Kemet but I am also making a few connections with people who are there. (I also will utilize this communiversity to assist me as well). No one seems to ovastand my blackexperience when I was there (Tanzania) and my desire and need to return. My mom’s health is failing so it’s frustrating leaving her while she is ravaged with dis-eases…It’s lonely here but I know that I am not alone. I have no regrets (in advance) of my decision but it is difficult at the same time. Any comments or suggestions are appreciated.
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Asante Sana blacktiful Kaka
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What you are doing is Blackpowerful. You have the courage to step out and do what no one has done in our families since our captivity. The ancestors are calling you. Today I heard a Baba (Samori) say you don’t need to ask permission, you’re a warrior who has been ordained.
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88,608 Abibisika (Black Gold) Points
I know that’s right!
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Blacktastic! Asante Sana blacktiful @afron8v
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karibu dada!
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Very inspiring. My family still has ‘an attitude’ about my ‘audacity’ to travel to Afrika/Kemet. They don’t even talk about it. They are not interested this would include most black folk. They love the plantation. Why aren’t your sons going? As for parents, mine are elderly and I’m seeing some things regarding their health that concerns me even though they are not interested in my desire to relocate to ‘the continent.’ At the end of the day, they’re still my parents. Hongera on your soon transition. Oh, I’m a travel agent (one of my side hustles)when you prepare to leave let me know and I can arrange your travel for you. rebelliousnomadstravel@gmail.com
malaikadenise.inteletravel.com
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Habari Sistar,
My middle son has his own plans within a few years or so to be there and my other 2 sons don’t or refuse to see the urgency and importance to leave this terroristic wasteland. I will keep you in mind. My mother don’t want me to leave if something happens to her and this is the stressful part. But I have to do what’s best for me…Asante!-
Asante kwa jibu lako’. Kila la heri.
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Your story is so inspiring and relatable. Cheering you on dadangu.
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Asante Sana kindly Sistar
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Yes! That makes a big difference to me…Asante Sana
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