As I write this, all over the world people are protesting police brutality towards black people. There’s been protests in several countries and the media has been flooded with posts about #blacklivesmatter and images of the protests visible all over the world. I’m a black woman, native of Curaçao, a beautiful island in the Caribbean. But for the past few years I’ve been living in the Netherlands and unfortunately, I’ve also been on the receiving end of racism and micro-aggressions from white people. Trying to explain how it feels left me exhausted and frustrated. My feelings were constantly seen as … Continue reading BLACK LIVES MATTER: THE TIME FOR LOVE IS NOW