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Black Like Me White Like Me (The Complexities of a Life Lived in Chocolate & Vanilla)
Black Like Me White Like Me - The Complexities of a Life Lived in Chocolate & Vanilla Author:Jane Moore "The baby's cute . . . why don't you adopt her?" — "If her own mother doesn't want her, why would I?" — This conversation took place between two nurses in the delivery room right after I was born to a 16-year old unmarried mother. This was a precursor of the kind of struggle my life would be until I stood up and sho... more »uted, "I AM SOMEBODY!" Why did it take me so long???
I don't want you to think I am harping on the bad things that happened in my life. Despite everything, I am an incredibly positive person, who has taken a licking and kept right on ticking! My saving grace is mentoring, and standing up for those who just need someone to stand up for them. Maybe one of these days, I will be more able to stand up for myself. I'm getting there. This is just my life, honey, simply the way it is. I am telling you my story. This is a story about success, and giving back to a community that mostly kicked me in the teeth.« less