The Legacy
This nation’s history, and our future
There’s a riff in our nation that it can’t seem to heal from. It was carried over from Europe by the nation’s “forefathers.” The rage, … Continue reading
Ayisha Elliott
Ayisha Elliott’s podcast Black Girl From Eugene is raw and uncensored monologues and conversations about living while Black in the PNW. Listen locally at 11 am Sundays on Facebook Live; simulcast on KEPW 97.3 FM. Audio found on all major podcasting platforms. You can support BGFE at Patreon.com/Blackgirlfromeugene_1.
Author: Ayisha Elliott
Love Through Hate
Kamala Harris and surviving and exceeding in white culture
Right now Black women are focusing on the greater good in no other way or direction that we have ever had in the history of … Continue reading
Places of Truth
What is community? What makes it your community?
What happens when we fall silent on issues that compromise the wellbeing of our community? The first question would be: Can you describe your communities? … Continue reading
I am Anti-Racist
Breaking the cycle of power in the systems
As an oppressed person, it’s hard to write this. I think of how my oppression is so socialized and normalized by everyone and everything within … Continue reading
Are We OK?
The long-term effects of integration and a post-2020 world
Here we are. We are forever changed and unrecognizable to our pre-2020 selves. We are not the same in ways that may be obvious, or … Continue reading
Human, First
We create energy and the nervous system of our society; what do violence and bias do to this?
There are people in our lives that pass through our day-to-day life like shadows. We may or may not notice their presence. We may or … Continue reading
The 44.4 Percent
Oregon voted to amend language in the Constitution about slavery, but 44.4 percent of us voted against it
Oh, Oregon… Oh, Eugene… We are not on the same page. Let’s discuss white centering in solutions to anti-racism, and the lack of attention to … Continue reading
Gaslighting
When white privilege devalues the artist and genius of Black and Brown people
There’s a special kind of gaslighting that happens in Eugene. There is literally nothing like it — to witness the contortions people go through to be … Continue reading
Live With No Regrets
What we lose by not trying
I’ve always been in love with him, since we were kids. There wasn’t much to explain, except he and I just seemed to fit. We … Continue reading
The Oppression of Suffering
A COVID meditation on the pandemic and the system’s attacks on the body
A violent attack, PTSD, anxiety, oppression, COVID, depression — we, as a society, are entrenched in a myriad of suffering, experienced collectively, voluntarily or not. The byproduct … Continue reading