"I was telling them about back home and how all the boys were chasing me because I was half-caste, and they said I was dissing myself. So now I say bir...
In America, racism exists but racists are all gone.
~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ~
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In America, racism exists but racists are all gone.
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