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The most glaring aspect of white privilege is that when someone is described neutrally - without indicating color or ethnicity - more often than not, people will assume that the person is white. That assumption indicates an uncomfortable truth: in our society, whiteness determines humanity.

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I want people to see my color and my culture written all over me, because I am proud of the skin I'm in. It is an important part of my identity. What I don't want them to do is mistreat me because of it.

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Chicago's one of the most segregated cities in America. Everybody lives in their own silos and vacuums.

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People need to seek out some diversity in their life. One of my friends is a pig farmer in Michigan, and even she has black friends. She's in the middle of nowhere - the closest airport is, like, three hours away - and she manages to connect with black people.

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I could write a whole other book called 'I'm Judging You, America!' I still might.

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I knew I was Yoruba and Nigerian for the first 9 years of my life. I did not become conscious of my color and all that came with it until I moved to the United States with my family.

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Being conscious of Global Blackness is knowing that we are not an island of our struggle but a nation of our triumphs. That's blackness to me.

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I am of the bridge generation that remembers life before social media permeated everything but cannot imagine life without it now.

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In my workshops for young adults, the most important thing I emphasize is that anything posted online, no matter how private they think it is, is permanent.

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Humor is this great equalizer. It gets people's defenses down, and once they're down, you can discuss some really difficult topics.

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Biography

Nationality: Nigerian

Type: Author

Born: January 5th, 1985

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