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" Being able to live without having to be defined by your skin color is the hallmark of privilege. "

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" Good friends are often our lifelines. Mine have seen me through heartbreak, through the deaths of loved ones, and through that phase in college when I was obsessed with denim jumpsuits and matching fingerless gloves. "

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