I am surprised I managed to write this out, because after watching the NFB documentary (http://beta.nfb.ca/curated-selection/canadas-diverse-cultures/viewing/speakers-for-the-dead/) I was so fucking dumbstruck. Why don't we learn this stuff? Why is a 4th year university course *specifically about Black America* the first time I'm hearing about it? There is something so wrong about that it chokes me up.