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OP-ED: The Unrelenting, Frustratingly Delicate Balancing Act of Being Black | Dallas Weekly

It is so real that I demand that the world have an authentic conversation about race. Not the type where you prance around with vagueries. The type where you tell the truth, wade into the muck, and confront the un-confrontable.

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