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Young Female, Black
Young female, black.
Young female, black.
Young female, hungry.
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Young female, not wanting to be defined by the melanin in her skin, I'm a
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This poem was inspired by an experience I had. I was with my boyfriend, who is Caucasian, and a police officer, also Caucasian, drove up to us in the parking lot. He questioned us and took our ID. Then, he spelled out my name, only my name, and said into his little speaker, "Young female, black." It was a minor happening, but I was disturbed. I am so much more than a "Young female, black."