JAY SANSONE:
I am a Puerto Rican person of color with African roots. I am also a white male. Both descriptions are technically accurate, but fail to illustrate the nuances of my competing identities. As a half-white half-Puerto Rican, my racial identity has remained inconsistent to myself and others, and I have struggled to pinpoint my place in such conversations. After the death of George Floyd, I felt a calling and an obligation – to both my ancestries- to attempt to bridge gaps of misconception.