"A friend asked me how being an African American woman is like being
an anthropologist? I had not thought the two bore any resemblance to
each other, but upon reflection, I see connections. Anthropologists have
the task of inserting themselves into communities where they do not fit
automatically. In this respect, I have spent the vast majority of my
life adapting to and intruding myself upon places where unwelcome signs
abounded. As anthro...
