At that early age, I could see that something was very wrong. I didn't understand it.
I tought that my skin was beautiful, I was proud of the color of my complexion. But everything black was considered bad, and undesirable...
Like black cats bring bad luck. Devil's food cake was the dark cake, and angel food cake was the white cake.
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These may have been subtle messages, but the effects were profound...
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Every day these messages shaped the images that I and other non-white children had ourselves. I didn't know how, but I knew going to help my people !!!
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Somehow, I was going to make a difference in the world. The more injustice that I saw, the stronger my feelings grew. It made me feel that I was here for a reason.