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My Son’s Blackness shouldn’t Disable him

Tagged With: 12, blackness, CA, disable, less than, Monika L. Brooks, Oakland, son, The Talk in Race Card

Monika L. Brooks
Oakland, CA

My Son still has to be given the talk about how he has to ignore the people that think he should be “less than” because of what he looks like. He is 12.

Tagged with → 12 • blackness • CA • disable • less than • Monika L. Brooks • Oakland • son • The Talk 
Can change myself and my attitude Is it biological or sociological?
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