The Who of What I am not

Sharyll’s essay traces her journey from internalized racial oppression to radical self-empowerment. Born into a world that taught her to see herself through the eyes of white supremacy, she navigates the inherited trauma of her parents, the false comfort of victimhood, and the deep longing to simply be herself. With raw honesty and intellectual clarity, Sharyll challenges us to question who gets to define us –– and what it really means to be free.