Lexie Nobrega,
Norfolk, VA.
I was never “black enough” to fit in with the black kids, but I am not white either so I obviously did not fit with those kids either. I was called an “oreo” often-black on the outside but my personality was equated to that of stereotypical whiteness. I always embraced being of mixed-race, and fight against this idea that I have to fit myself into a stereotype in order to feel a sense of belonging. I embrace who I am and encourage others to do the same.
