Amadou Barry

What will you always remember?

Say Their Names
Aubrey Ahmad
Breonna Taylor
Chavis Carter
Deionn Fludd
Eric Garner
I'm going to stop here because the point I think is clear that I can keep going until I get to Z and start over again. Justice needs to be served and Black people need to get rights!

My Family

I think a lot about my family and what the future holds for us. I'm definitely the outcast of the family and growing up I definitely hated it, but I'm in a place of acceptance when it comes down to it now. I was the outcast because of what I wanted to study, the way I carried myself, the things I cared about and what family meant to me. Oftentimes people say family is supposed to love you unconditionally and I agree, but what do you do when you feel like unconditional love isn't reciprocated to you? I feel this with my parents in terms of my sexuality. It made me feel like i had to reconcile my identity because of this and it took so much therapy and self work to get to an okay place. So to me, my family consists of my siblings. I truly hope that my parents will do the work to finally accept me fully as I am, because I do want them to be a part of my future, but I’ve also accepted that that might not be the case.

My Chosen Family

Words can't describe the immense joy I have in calling you my family
I love you to the moon and back
I don’t cry often but i cry about how lucky I am to have you in my life
You are my shoulder to cry on
My confidant and I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us
You all know I'm a dreamer, and i imagine 10 years from now, some of us getting married and i'm just excited to see you happy and in love. You deserve it all.
You're always in my thoughts and prayers.