Kelela Mizanekristos on the Intersections of Identity, Gender, Sexuality and Ethnicity
Answering the question 'Where do you come from?' isn't easy. It's so loaded with implications about identity, home and culture that even asking the question feels straight-up rude, and when we do start unpacking our origins we often end up in limbo, feeling like 'not a girl, not yet a woman'–era Britney pondering life on a cliff edge. If anyone's familiar with navigating these spaces it's Kelela, an artist, a woman and a second-generation Ethiopian raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland...