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“Why do I have to choose a color? Why do I have to deny a part of my family? Why do I have to deny a part of me? The answer was given—because I cannot be both.”

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“I struggled with my color for a long time until one day I told myself I am not like everyone else—I am one of a kind, and I will not let anyone make me feel less than human.”

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“After all, I’ve been through, I decided never to trust anyone ever again. I was never good enough to be around blacks or whites. It was like I couldn’t win. I was tortured and traumatized because I am a mixed race.”

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“Race is made up and created by human beings. If we stop talking about it, it wouldn’t exist, but it is people like you who keep bringing it up.”

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“When you water down your challenges, it makes you weak. When you water down the truth, it becomes lies, and when it becomes lies you will fall for anything.”

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“It is people like you who spread racism like an uncontrollable wildfire.”

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“A black person’s life is uncertain in this world. It is impossible for us to be comfortable.”

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“Blacks are always targeted. It is like blacks are born into a body and soul they will never own; we should all work against racial injustice.”

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“I wasn’t born in the 1800s or 1900s. I was born in the 2000s; therefore, I can’t change anything regarding the past. However, we all can do something now. We, our generation, can make a difference. We can be the change. We can dare to think differently. We can break down the racial barriers.”

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“America deserves to heal. For our great nation to heal, the truth must be told, and we all should effortlessly come together. America needs deep healing and cleansing. We owe it to ourselves and our nation to speak the truth about our roots. That is the only way to heal completely.”

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“It is pathetic how people attach value to race. Some people say race is real and that race doesn’t matter. The fact is, race shouldn’t exist—it is not real. It is made up, but race does matter. Race shouldn’t matter, but it does. In society's eyes, race is stubbornly real.”

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