From generation to generation
From stolen nation to stolen nation
This resilience I am blessed to live in has been passed down to me
This skin
From mother’s womb to mother’s womb
I have been specifically crafted and genetically designed for this.
60,000 cells have made my pigment
Melanin
blacker the berry... more judged the juice
I remember the first time that I…
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