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• What’s your ethnic and religious heritage?African-American/ Christianity: Church of God in Christ • What’s your earliest memory of becoming aware that some people looked different from you?I was probably 5 or 6. I remember seeing a commercial for the My Buddy doll. I knew instantly I wanted one. I finally convinced my mom. I […]
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• What’s your ethnic and religious heritage?I am Canadian born with Jamaican parents and gained US citizenship at age 11. I grew up in the Pentecostal Christian denomination. • What’s your earliest memory of becoming aware that some people looked different from you?I don’t remember my earliest moment of noticing when someone looked different than […]
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Nick Plummer: • What’s your ethnic and religious heritage?Cherokee Indian and African American. My religious upbringing was baptist. • What’s your earliest memory of becoming aware that some people looked different from you?Growing up I was never told those are white, Hispanic or whatever people. My grandpa didn’t know a stranger. So it wasn’t until […]
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Lauren Swanson, the first of my BLM Portrait Series: • What’s your ethnic and religious heritage?I’m African American and a Christian • What’s your earliest memory of becoming aware that some people looked different from you? In Elementary School (Lookout Mountain Elementary) I remember realizing I didn’t look like everyone else. • What’s your earliest […]
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To write the story of Arthur’s birth, I think it’s important to talk about my pregnancy with him. As some of you might know, my previous birthing experience went a bit unexpected. I went into preterm labor at 33 weeks. Since I was only 33 weeks along, I assumed my contractions were just Braxton Hicks. […]
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