Thanks for the tag!
A lot of what's in this post is entirely out of my realm of experience so I really don't know enough to speak on it.
But I will say that it's important to acknowledge and understand oppression, without letting oppression become the only defining characteristic of a group.
Oh, and if you're interested in well-researched, well-considered, and generally just awesome history - with a specialty in Black history, race relations, the slave trade, and more - I rec. pretty much everything Dr David Olusoga presents or writes!