That hidden history has reshaped how our host, Courtney Bowden, sees this country — and how she sees herself within it. It’s also changed the way she celebrates El Día de la Independencia in Mexico.
In this narrated essay, Courtney reflects on:
✨ What Mexican Independence Day means to her as a Black expat
✨ Mexico’s role in Black American liberation (yes, the Underground Railroad ran south too)
✨ How living in Mexico has taught her what it means to be free, indeed
✨ And why the U.S. could stand to learn from a place it has spent centuries villainizing
📖 Read the full essay: https://courtneybowden.substack.com/p/free-indeed
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