RACE/ETHNICITY – Page 8 – American Dreaming

The American Hustle

Nov 1, 2022

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in AB/NT, BLACK, CHRISTIAN, FEMININE, GEN Z, LGB’Q, Movie/TV Pitch, Southern Africa

I just really want to storytell and obviously be financially stable while doing that if I’m being real. Just to storytell everyday. To impact everyday. To have my parents not have to worry about anything

The Dream is Leaving

Nov 1, 2022

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charisselpree

in AB/NT, ATHEIST/AGNOSTIC, BLACK, GEN Z, LGB’Q, LOWER SES, MENA, NON-BINARY/NON-CONFORMING, OF ASIAN DESCENT, Poem, USA

You’re an immigrant in America, and it isn’t like what you see on TV. They don’t tell you about racism, sexism and xenophobia in the international news. But you learn fast what it means to not fit in.

Transformative Power of Story

May 1, 2021

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charisselpree

in AB/NT, CATHOLIC, CIS/HET, FEMININE, GEN X, MIDDLE SES, New York, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, Southern Africa, USA, WHITE

I’ve spent much of my adult life trying to figure out how to accept myself despite my unearned privileges, and how to live my values and put them into practice.