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Every time I got drunk and out of order. Especially in my teens and 20s.
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My mentally ill brother going to juvenile hall when he was 14. It led to his incarceration from 14 to almost 40.
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All the times I was mean to someone.
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Perhaps a few drunken incidents – but I’ll keep the coat.
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My mother, because she is vivacious, amazing, brilliant, giving, strong and powerful.
In elementary school. I loved learning.
A Donny Hathaway song called Be Real Black For Me.
Pride, joy and freedom, but also hard, a struggle and work.
For the service I gave to the black folk.
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