BNP Testimonies: The Evil Aku

In response to the staggering election results in which many members of marginalized communities experienced how disconnected they were from their fellow citizens as the country elected bigotry and hatred; Black Nerd Problems put out the call to hear how people were coping. Here is a collection of short essays on what we’re doing, just to get by. The Threat: Bryce Coachman / Twitter:@BryceCoachman / Facebook:Bryce Coachman Black Male that isn’t afraid to say that Trump’s America doesn’t benefit him or people like him. Like many around the United States, I was in awe and sickened by the fact that Donald Trump won the Presidential election. CNN became nothing short of a horror movie as I stared at the poll results displaying Donald Trump in the lead. I thought about what Trump’s presidency would mean in the years to come, politically and socially. I had to wonder what are the new rules in Trump’s America after the Obama Administration? Where do I stand as a black man and where was I before? How long would Canada’s immigration website be shut down? I immersed myself into the cartoon Samurai Jack to escape the madness of reality and I ended up coming to the conclusion that the main antagonist of the show, Aku, is very real. President Elect Trump, in his misogynistic, Islamophobic, and racists personage, is now a face, a shining example for the world regarding the issues still found deep within the roots of American politics, history, and society. Aku, the Master of Masters, the D…