Arsema Thomas Instagram – This existential crisis has me throwing away labels left and right, one of them being “African Diaspora”. The level of globalization and the spread of the Western sphere of influence has blurred the cultural borders that used to divide those who “left” and those who “stayed”. Aside from the diffusion of Africa, I can’t help but fixate on the negative aspects of this categorization, the divorce I feel from my continent while still being able to speak my mother tongue, makes no sense to me. I can’t vote in the countries I am born of, but yet here I am invested in Nigeria and Ethiopia more than anywhere else. Where is home when the West rejects you as it’s citizen and you require a visa to enter your mother land? Asking for a friend. Thanks @globalafricabiz for inviting me to really think about the intersection of the diaspora and creativity and @folleye for stirring and challenging me. That’s my Mama in the front row. #unstoppableafrica