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The article presents an interview with literary theorist Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley about the relationship between black feminist epistemology and memory, particularly dealing with the legacy of slavery and the Atlantic slave trade. Tinsley addresses the importance of self-questioning in black/queer/diaspora theory, same-sex erotics on slave ships, and the effects of migration on social perceptions of gender.

The essay discusses the academic history of work relating to black queer diaspora, noting the influence of cultural theorist Stuart hall and using radical black theory and Third World lesbian feminism. It comments on the ethnographic aspects of black queer identities and the legacy of slavery on conversations about black bodies.