In second grade, a classmate called me an “oreo,” Black on the outside but with a voice that sounded white. I started hating to hear myself talk, to the point that I developed a stutter.
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In second grade, a classmate called me an “oreo,” Black on the outside but with a voice that sounded white. I started hating to hear myself talk, to the point that I developed a stutter.