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Video Soul Was My Entry Into the Wide World of Blackness
The show was the beginning of me learning how beautiful it was to be Black, a lesson I never forgot
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Tending Each Other's Gardens: Growing Into Authenticity and Identity as My Mother's Child
Throughout my life, my mother always had a habit of asking me to evaluate her parenting. For years, to avoid uncomfortable conversations I’d say, “Yes, you’re a great mom,” and “Yes, I had a fine childhood,” thinking I was doing what was right to protect us both from a lot of arguing and heartache. I…
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What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
Read the full text of Frederick Douglass’ iconic speech.