“When you are a black person here, you are never an individual; you are always a collective. Whiteness enjoys that idea of being an individual. And so, whatever people have decided what the collective of blackness is, that is what you are until proven otherwise.”

Metic SignatureMetic Masterclass

“Many people live their daily lives in liminality. It is during the transition state that a person remains uncertain because they have been separated from their world, but aren't yet connected to a new one. This is an ambiguous position in cultural space betwixt and between the positions assigned and arrayed by law, custom, convention, and ceremonial”

LiminalityMetic Masterclass

“Identity = telling this story of who we are and why. So when you tell a story and your identity is strong, you can welcome the stranger, but when you stop telling the story, your identity gets weak and you feel threatened by the stranger. Collectively we've got to get back to telling our story…if that happens, we will become strong enough to welcome the stranger and say, "Come and share our lives, share our stories, share our aspirations and dreams.””

Us of IdentityMetic Masterclass