Black Lives Matter: Tendai Lewis

Free the Mind – Tendai Lewis

Tendai Lewis presents two essays — one from 2020 (seen above) and one from 2025 (seen below) — bridging rage and reflection. Alongside them is a striking collage bearing the message “Free the Mind – Mental Slavery.” A doctoral researcher, Tendai challenges us to confront not just external systems of oppression, but the ones we internalise. Her work asks: what has truly changed since 2020? This contribution is both mirror and map—pointing inward as much as outward. For true change, she reminds us, we must begin within.

Tendai Lewis
Doctoral Researcher, Writer
Instagram: @ccushty, @ccushcollages
Website: tendailewis.wordpress.com

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