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" We live in a society that has a long history of not valuing people of color or women. "
Karamo Brown
Live
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Women
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" People always look at reality shows and think, 'How do they fall in love so quickly?' When you are quarantined with the same people, the emotions you normally feel after a year come within a week. "
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" Every show I've been on, my kids pay no attention. They're just like, 'Who cares. It's just dad's job.' "
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" Bomber jackets, for me, are the new blazers. They're something I can wear with suit pants or slacks - or I can go really urban with it. I think, as men, we don't have the little black dress that women do to go from day to nighttime, but the bomber can be the LBD for men. "
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" I was a social worker most of my life while raising my two boys. "
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" In our country, being from immigrant parents, growing up black in the South, coming out at 16 years old, being a teen parent... you would assume that my life would amount to nothing. And here I stand today. So, if I can do it... you can, too! "
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" I own about 70 L.A. Dodgers snapbacks in different colors. "
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" My main thing is obviously mental health and well-being, and then my second passion would be politics; the third would be fashion. "
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" It's important to learn how to have conversations with other people where it's not debating but discussing. "
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" Being an openly gay black man, unfortunately I've had experiences working with individuals who've tried to exploit my blackness or my gayness in a way that doesn't make me feel comfortable, or they try to manipulate me into being a caricature of myself. "
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" Although someone's vote may hurt me by supporting the structures in place that hold people of colour, women, and LGBT+ people down, some people just don't realise that these structures exist. The way someone votes doesn't make them a bad person; it just means that, at the time, this was the best decision they thought they could make. "
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" I think that's one of the greatest gifts that I have: that I can get someone to open up, and all you have to do is ask a question and not feel like you need a response. "
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" What defines someone as a 'man' should not be the clothes they wear or how deep their voice is. It should be the content of his character, his strength in the face of overwhelming adversity, and his ability to still love and help others when the world has turned its back on him. "
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" Most people don't remember the guy from 'The Real World.' They know the guy who is a professional, a father, and a friend that gives great advice. "
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" My family is Jamaican and Cuban, but we would go to see our Jamaican side every summer for three months and every Christmas. One of the things I used to love was climbing trees and picking ackee fruit for breakfast. "
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