Hyphenating myself – how to prioritize culture?

Misbah Ahmed
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Black and part of the solution.

I'll just call you Annie instead

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I'm not that A+ Aisan student.

Racial stereotypes...killing mankind...hearts blind?

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She's just not the right fit

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Why wasn't I taught this sooner?

Our tears aren't for your consumption

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I hate being called a white boy

You're you. I'm me. We're beautiful!

I am more than a face

Biracial by birth, Black by choice

INDIVIDUALITY is what we ALL share.

My grandson is not an other!

I suppose they'll all want dignity.

Child of deaf mother, hearing world.

My son was crying for help

My mom and dad were wrong.

Mother refused to shop in Woolworth's.

Neighborhood watch: it starts with hello
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