As a black child in the south, I was rarely allowed to read stories about people of my race. It harmed my identity as an African American woman. It caused me to try and hid my identity to fit in with my prominently white school and athletic organizations. I forgot who I was and what my ancestors had fought for. I connect with Kimberly Yam’s Twitter thread. I understand what it is like to reject your culture to fit in with your surroundings and social normals. I am fighting and will continue fighting to reclaim my culture. After studying the race war in America, I have started learning who I am and why I want to be Black.
