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26 June 2019/ Racial Identity

Feeling like an outsider

Feeling like an outsider
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Believing in race unity demands work
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Believing in race unity demands work

Today’s world influences our thinking in terms of race and class – even if we already believe in unity in diversity.

  • Makeena Rivers
    Makeena Rivers
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Super minority
Racial Identity

Super minority

My school was whittling our classes down to math, reading and gym – so my mom switched me to a rich white school.

  • Makeena Rivers
    Makeena Rivers
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