Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez is the author and first person narrator of the text. Because Rodríguez is writing about her "real lived experiences," she is open and honest about who she is, how she understands herself, the experiences and traumas that have shaped her, and the systems against which she is fighting in order to liberate herself (6). In the introduction, Rodríguez informs the reader: “I identify as Brown because I am Brown” (6). She goes on to explain all of the implications of this identity: “When I say that I am Brown, I am claiming myself. I am reminding myself that all the times I thought something was wrong with me were times when there was actually something wrong with them, When I say that I am Brown, I am referring to a slew of experiences that marked me, kept my...