Blackfulla joy is so powerful, it feels like you’ve had the wind knocked out of you
Naidoc Week almost got cancelled this year and it wasn’t “because of Covid”. From Santos instructing us to “heal country” while they destroyed ours, to Channel 10 showing a comedian encouraging racial slurs, Blackfullas had had enough, and it was only Monday.
But by Saturday night, the Barty party arrived right on time, reclaiming Naidoc like Barkaa was reclaiming land in her new single, King Brown, which also was released midweek. Ash Barty, a proud Ngaragu woman, made history when she won the Wimbledon ladies singles.
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