100% Laura. For us CHOSSA the one drop rule shouldn’t matter. If we have African ancestry and identify as Black we are Black.

However for white people it does matter.

Even if one is “white passing” when white people find out that a parent or grandparent is Black this changes how this person is seen by them. They use the excuse “I don’t see colour” but their bias shows when they are confronted with a truth that contradicts their understanding of who a person is.

As an example, Cole Palmer an England national team footballer is white passing and through his paternal Grandfather, he identifies with his Kittian roots. He even wears the flag of St Kitts on his boots.

Had he and the other Black players missed their penalties in the European Championship quarter finals, he would definitely have been called Black by the UK press and by white supremacists who call themselves football fans. This is where white people use the “one drop rule” against us.


For my daughters there is no compromise my wife and I brought them both up to identify as Black, they know who they are even though this comes with its own challenges and psychological stresses as they grapple with their identity in a white majority society.

Thank you for posting Laura❤️