Being proud to be Black

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or

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one type of people if you are filled

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with melanin

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you are black that's an okay thing to be

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it's okay to be black call me

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what i am

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my name is archie page and i am a queer

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storyteller

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it's like you're having a regular day

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and then a senseless murder

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like trayvon martin's happens and you

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think that could easily have been me

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you think it's gonna be dark outside

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soon should i even bother wearing

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a hoodie or will i risk getting shot

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in spite of all of that for me being

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black is a gift

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i want people to know that to be black

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in america

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is to know i've inherited a legacy of

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courage and resilience

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my name is rashira dobson and i am a

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philanthropist

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who is disabled

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there are 53 million disabled americans

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and out of those 53 million

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5.6 are disabled black americans

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how obvious to be a minority within a

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minority group

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it's almost like you feel invisible

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twice

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my name is daenerys fraser and i teach

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black and brown