Angry Black Girl from Yale and Russian Drive to Destroy America with Memes Pt. 1
I’ve spent more time in Russia than the average negro. I started back in 2009 in a summer program with Brown, Yale, Harvard, and Stanford students. We all took classes on Russian language and literature at the Nevsky Institute in St. Petersburg. That’s when I first saw her. Nappy red weave twists and a permanent scowl best describe this young lady. She never told anyone her real name. While we were there we were all given Russian names and she stuck with hers like velcro straps on senior shoes. As we were the only two black students in the program I approached her in an attempt to strike up a conversation. Me: (jokingly) “So you heard anything about Russian Juneteenth celebrations?” Her: “Dvaite, govorim po-russkii” Come on, speak in Russian. Me: “Ya ploxha, znau russkii. Luche na angslicom” My Russian is bad. English is better. Her: (eye roll) “Then why come here?” Me: That’s a great question. “I’m researching the history of Blacks in Russia” Her: (deadpan