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Originally posted by carnation
Will I do anything to celebrate my AA heritage? I don't know...I think the black people here would laugh if I showed up at, say, an MLK celebration or a Kwanzaa party because I don't look it; I look like my dad's side and the only hint is that I tan extremely fast.
Guess I'll just wait and think about it some more!
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Sweetheart, have you EVER tried? You will NEVER know, until you try... Do not discount the strength of those in the African American community, until you have done your "footwork"...
Your relatives did not tell you these things because 1) they did not know themselves; 2) were told not to, because when they were growing up, it could get you killed...
And your statement about showing up to different cultural celebrations... Very stereotypical, don't you think? Especially since Dr. King was about unity for all people... And the first day of Kwaanza is Umoja which means unity...
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