Follow Alishia on IG @BlackandEmbodied). She is the author of an upcoming book titled: Reclaiming the Black Body: Nourishing the Home Within. Learn more about her exit from America in Part IV of our book--Stories from the Diaspora. #wequitamerica #shequitamerica 3/3

(In America), “I was mindful of every movement in a neighborhood filled with Trump flags. The environment itself perpetuates anti-Blackness and violence, so I couldn't be healthy in an environment like that.” #wequitamerica #shequitamerica 2/

She got out…Of America.

How its going:

“Life is even more than what I could imagine. There is so much more healing for my body, so much liberation, such a great feeling of safety. As a Black woman, this is the first time I can just feel like a human being." #wequitamerica #shequitamerica 1/