Colonization has befallen the entire world. From the theft of African bodies during the Global Chattel Slave Trade to the stealing of Indigenous lands later renamed the United States, history not only reflects an insatiable desire to Manifest Destiny by achieving American Progress (1872), but it also documents the fact that to Westernize the planet is to purify it. Kardashian acculturation of Black Womynhood, the infiltration of Hip Hop Culture by Action Bronson who stole the lyrical stylings of WuTang’s greatest Emcee Ghostface Killah, and the unauthorized usage of 2 Milly’s Milly Rock dance by Fortnite are a few reverberating examples of how colonization looks in the now. Even in 2021, according to the United Nations, there are 16 “non-self-governing territories (NSGTs)” that remain under colonial rule, each of which are home to people of color.  

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