"There's an inexplicable joy that exists on a brown child's face and in the way they navigate their world long before they discover they're hated."

Childhood, Joy, Innocence, Identity

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"There's an inexplicable joy that exists on a brown child's face and in the way they navigate their world long before they discover they're hated."

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