Tré Ventour-Griffiths
1 min readJun 18, 2019

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Even amongst Black people there’s a fragmented identity. I understand Britain more than the Caribbean (where my grandparents are from); yet, I’ve never been to Africa, and with my people that are from the Continent, there’s a disconnect. My heritage is Caribbean, and by extension, Africa. However, I understand Britain more than the country of my ancestors but I’ve even felt too brown for the “pure and White England” (the country where I was born). And to Africans, I’m also too West Indian. I’ve been called “slave baby” and not properly Black, due to my Caribbean heritage. There’s always a lose lose scenario. It’s essentially a triple consciousness in an unwinnable ball game.

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Tré Ventour-Griffiths
Tré Ventour-Griffiths

Written by Tré Ventour-Griffiths

Award-Winning Educator | Creative | Public Historian-Sociologist | Speaks: Race, Neurodiversity, Film + TV, Black British History + more | #Autistic #Dyspraxic

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