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“Our generation is the change. We have to break the curse of hate. We have to break the curse of racism. We are the generation that needs to show our past generation that love and respect will not spread hate or cause pain but bring us together as one. My generation and the generations after are the only way to heal America’s open wounds of hate.”

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Why Are You Obsessed with My Race?

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