This week’s reading helped expand my understanding of identity politics, as I read The Power of Identity Politics, Garza goes in-depth on what identity politics are. The very first thing she mentions was to understand why identity politics is important is to define power. She does raise identity politics conflicts, pointing out the challenges entailed by standing in solidarity with other discriminated groups. As read Too Latina To Be Black, Too Black To Be Latina, Willams expands on learning how to embrace every aspect of your own identity. She mentioned how she had her very first race crisis that when that happened she was already aware of her skin color but the overwhelming implications it held. I assume when she was at that race crisis, not a lot of people her skin type was represented and now that she lives in texas her identity was unique in that she didn’t see many dark-skinned girls… overall what Williams made me understand is that embrace every aspect of your identity. At the very she says, “Also, I’m human. No one can take that from me.” I totally agree with her on this. We are humans and yeah we can come out in different shades but overall embrace our own identity.