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People say you’ve got to write honestly and that sounds great but also, what does that mean? I think part of that is knowing there are some things bl… - Tomi Adeyemi
" "People say you’ve got to write honestly and that sounds great but also, what does that mean? I think part of that is knowing there are some things black people go through that are universal and those things are how the world shapes you…if you’re in a racist encounter, they’re not going to say, “Oh, you’re Jamaican, oh, you’re Nigerian; oh, you’re full African American; your ancestors were brought here on slave ships.” That’s not what other people see. In the outside world, we have a kind of universal experience but it also changes depending on whether you’ve grown up in predominantly white spaces or predominantly black spaces…
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About Tomi Adeyemi
Tomi Adeyemi (born August 1, 1993) is a Nigerian-American novelist and creative writing coach.
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