It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here (or anywhere)

I didn’t disappear randomly—I stepped away to work on myself. While I’ve been on a journey of reconnection since I was about 14, it's been one of quiet learning, great conflicts (who can forget the challenging times many of us had on Tumblr and Facebook with community disruptors- notice once they stopped, so many communities have now florished and I think this year's Taino Awards is such a wonderful example of community across…

I am Priscilla Quiñones Ferreira, and I go by Silla (Sí-la). Like your average Puertorrican, I am mixed, but in that mix there’s taíno culture and heritage I’ve inherited. I grew up in a split home as well, so I grew up with two fathers. Both gave me different perspectives and experiences of our Taíno heritage. This post is specific to my blood relation to the Quiñones family (the father I share DNA with and was with part-time in my childhood). I am still…