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When your appearance complicates your relationship with your own identity

I'm light-skinned and other Black people sometimes question my authenticity while white people assume I'll agree with their problematic comments.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Existing between categories can leave you feeling unwelcome in all spaces and constantly defending your right to belong.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Living justly in an unjust world?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.