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Black People Ashamed of Their Color

Black people ashamed of their beauty Ashamed of their human race they cried they run they hide their face because of their black color they are disgraced The whites, the browns, the Chinese, the Indians uttered black, black they run gone in the cool-shade far away from the sun running away from the sun-bun they say made them black Fear to say they are black and proud they will rather hide themselves behind the crowd so many things they will do just to become white or brown they are shamed shamed for what? that they are too black. Demeter Edwards

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Date: 11/18/2011 2:18:00 PM
How can this still be true? We can see others by their heart, their courage, their love, their humanity. How can we still judge by color? Are we to be forever stunted by this? I can not say but I can do and I choose to not judge another by anything but their character. Keep on. Tony
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