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How to navigate hierarchy within racial identity

My best friend from college said I'm 'not really Black' because I'm Ethiopian and my parents came here voluntarily and I can't stop thinking about it.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Solidarity fractures when shared marginalization becomes a competition for authentic suffering rather than collective understanding.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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