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Just because I'm Black
Just because I’m black
Doesn’t mean I like fried chicken
Doesn’t mean I like watermelon
And doesn’t mean that I am broke
Just because I’m black
Doesn’t mean I’m athletic
Doesn’t mean I’m loud
Doesn’t mean I am illiterate
Just because I’m black
Doesn’t mean I live off of welfare
Doesn’t mean that I’m ghetto
Doesn’t mean I wear a weave
Just because I’m black
Why are you trying to group me into a stereotype?
Why can’t I be my own person?
Why can’t I just be Isabela?
I am black.
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