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In many cultures, including the ones noted here, we see that time is of the essence.

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But we have not escaped this myth that we are neither less than or superhuman.

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The video begins with a wide angle, crane shot showing animals scattering across the savannah. Cut to Swift. She is, at one point, standing next to a lion.

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Comedy is serious business.

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I will not forget about the countless men and women who were beaten, abused, and murdered so that I might have the right to vote. Thank you for your sacrifice; I will exercise my right to vote until the moment I can’t breathe.

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I considered my white peers in this respect. Why weren’t they hyphenated? Why didn’t they go around identifying themselves every day as European-Americans?

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Black Americans certainly feel there is an attitude of superiority that’s expressed by non-American Blacks, specifically, sub-Saharan Africans.

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Writer Kovie Biakolo became inspired to publish Conversations for Smart People while having rooftop drinks in Brooklyn with a few of her colleagues.

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To all the people I have been making uncomfortable, I do not regret to inform you that I am not sorry; I am not sorry at all.

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Language shapes how we see.