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Why diaspora connections aren't automatically natural

I went to a Juneteenth comedy show thinking I'd finally find my people but realized that African and African-American humor traditions are more different than I expected and I felt awkward in both spaces.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The shared heritage you expected to create instant belonging reveals itself to be more complicated and requires actual relationship-building.

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“Where Are You with African comedy traditions?”

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