opinion
FOURTH WALL
Black people are mentally fatigued seeing Black characters die on-screen over and over. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Maya Williams (ey/they/she) is a Black multiracial nonbinary suicide survivor who is the poet laureate of Portland, Maine (’21–’24). Maya has published essays in venues such as Black Girl Nerds, The Gay Gaze, The Rumpus, Black Youth Project, and more. You can find more of their essays and poems at mayawilliamspoet.com.