She was the kind of black girl who'd been told as a child that she better be smart because...
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Mahershala Ali:
She was the kind of black girl who'd been told as a child that she better be smart because her looks wouldn't save her. Told as a young woman that she was really pretty for a dark-skinned girl. There was all about her a knowledge of cosmic injustices. The same knowledge I glimpsed all those years ago watching the golden haired boys with their toy trucks and football cards and dimly perceiving the great barrier between the world and me.
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She was the kind of Black girl who'd been told as a child
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that she'd better be smart
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because her looks wouldn't save her
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Told as a young woman that she was really pretty
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for a dark skinned girl
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There was all about her a knowledge
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of cosmic injustices
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the same knowledge I'd glimpsed all those years ago
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watching the golden haired boys with their toy trucks
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and football cards and
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and dimly perceiving the great barrier
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between the world and me
Clip duration: 44 seconds
Views: 103
Timestamp in movie: 00h 24m 27s
Uploaded: 02 December, 2022
Genres: documentary
Summary: The special will include powerful readings from Ta-Nehisi Coates' book, it will also incorporate documentary footage from the actors' home life, archival footage, and animation.
