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Giselle La Pompe-Moore's avatar

Thank you for your words, your heart, your truth, your anger. All of it. All of it is welcome. All of it belongs. You belong so sweetly and deeply in the hearts of all the people who love you. Even when the minds of the ignorant try to box you.

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Jamal Robinson's avatar

Nadia, this was an absolutely gorgeous piece 😭

Hearing you read it was a gift as well.

Thank you for gracing us with your vulnerability.

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On a personal note, this resonates in part because of my multi-ethnic background (White, Black and Panamanian). Growing up a curly haired, lighter skinned kid in a city where White and Black were the only distinctions was challenging. I didn't "fit" into either box so I found myself navigating the gray to the best of my ability. Over time I've come to emphatically embrace my Blackness and the spectrum that it is. I haven't reflected on that in while but this took me back 🖤

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