Sometimes is hard to fit in with your own culture due to small but powerful distinctions. For example: I am from the Dominican Repblic. My Castilian dialect of Spanish sets me apart from my fellow Dominicans who speak the Dominican dialect of Spanish. This forced me to change the way I speak to fit in.
The following is a poem by Michael Ellison called "Light Skin Did"
It is about him being a light skin African American and the issues he came across because of this.
Monday, March 10, 2008
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