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I am a descendant of enslavers. I learned this a few years ago, yet lately,…
My name is Aileen Fullchange. I was born in the United States and I am…
If I could look back as an old woman, and reflect upon my life, upon…
Maybe we should collect all the adolescent girls in America and send them out to…
“You don’t know me at all!” The door slammed hard in my face and I…
When Joseph remained in his seat after the bell, I didn’t know much about him…
A quarter bought me a slice of pizza and a sugary drink when I grew…
I called someone racist today. I explained the things they did which were racist. I…
A friend of mine had me over for dinner. What she shared with me broke…
Images of sobbing students and distraught parents had been all over the national news once…
At the nursing home, my 93-year-old father lays curled in his bed and looks up…
The first time I saw Americans, I was fifteen years old in China. My brother…
The morning of March 18, 2021 found me awake and unable to sleep. I wanted…
I used to think of my brain as a courtroom. It existed in the center…
SPRING 1984 Yellow fever. I learned about yellow fever from my first white boyfriend. When…