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“God dipped his fingers in black ink and inked my whole body. can’t you see it? i have poetry and history written all over my skin. can’t you see it? come closer and see how every melanin is a letter and every curve is a chapter. i am the sequel of a story with no ending in sight. | drawings on the wall.”

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Book:'PRETTY FOR A BLACK GIRL ' IS NOT A COMPLIMENT!

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