Epitome....you are simply amazing!!! If no one has told you that lately, then I will Soror!!!
Growing up in the South, it WAS hard to be BLACK because I had to work twice as hard to get the same level of respect from teachers, peers and other of the like. They didn't, couldn't or wouldn't accept the fact that I was beyond smarter than THEIR KIDS, but now looking back on it...
I AM NOT TRAGIC IN MY BLACKNESS! I have learn to love it and accept because this is who I am!!