Triple Consciousness and the Quest for a New Level of Awareness

Albert Einstein famously said, “Problems cannot be solved from the same level of consciousness that created them.” This idea resonates deeply with me, as someone who is queer, Black, and nonbinary. Existing at the intersections of these identities provides what I call a triple consciousness—a heightened awareness that draws from multiple perspectives to confront the challenges of our society. It’s a lens through which I attempt to address some of the most pervasive problems we face today: disconnection, dysregulation, disparity, dysfunction, and diseased imagination.

"when to earth and brute is added in an environment of men and ideas. Then the attitude of the imprisoned group may take three main forms, a feeling of revolt and revenge, an attempt to adjust all thought and action to the will of the greater group, or finally, a determined effort of self-realization and self-development." -W.E.B. DuBois

Triple consciousness is an expansion of W.E.B. Du Bois’s concept of double consciousnes…