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Dorothy Berry
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Archives, DH, Museums, African American studies, C19 and early C20. I am, ashamedly, a curator now too

all opinions my own, not my employer's

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Also, this is the fun genre of assignment!
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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(not liking the circumstance with that heart)
December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Yes!!! Ugh!!!!!

marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
The question of what makes writing "human" has become dangerously narrow, policed by algorithms that carry the implicit biases of their creators. If humanity is now defined by the presence of casual errors, American-centric colloquialisms, and a certain informal, conversational rhythm, then where does that leave the rest of us? Where does that leave the writer from Lagos, from Mumbai, from Kingston, from right here in Nairobi, who was taught that precision was the highest form of respect for both the language and the reader? It is a new frontier of the same old struggle: The struggle to be seen, to be understood, to be granted the same presumption of humanity that is afforded so easily to others. My writing is not a product of a machine. It is a product of my history. It is the echo of a colonial legacy, the result of a rigorous education, and a testament to the effort required to master the official language of my own country. Before you point your finger and cry "AI!", I ask you to pause. Consider the possibility that what you're seeing isn't a lack of humanity, but a form of humanity you haven't been trained to recognise. You might be looking at the result of a different education, a different history, a different standard. You might just be looking at a Kenyan, writing. And we’ve been doing it this way for a very long time.
December 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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No excuses needed, I've stood behind many a lectern and refused an applebox everytime!
December 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM