[Angela]

I am African American and Brazilian. I’m also Christian and was raised to respect myself and others. I found that in growing up, for some reason, sometimes, other black girls disliked me. I was shy, but also tried to be myself. I was told that because of how I look (mixed) there was jealous feelings. I do not ever think I am better, but wanted friends. Once when I spoke in my mother’s tongue (brazilian portugues) to another brazilian, a another girl (black) cursed at me for speaking in it! She said, ‘Don’t speak that foreign s*** around me!’ Her friends stared until I thought they were going to beat me up. I have never understood this. And to this day, when I smile and speak to some black women, they look me up and down, or really stare hard and mean at me. What is wrong? How can this stop? I am a black woman too, but I am also brazilian which I won’t deny. I was raised to believe it’s wrong to deny or be ashamed of your culture, and my two( African American and Brazilian) are both so beautiful to me. Why do my ‘sisters’ hate me sometimes? I am Christian and I want this to end…

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Name : Angela, Gender : M, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 30, City : Washington, State : DC, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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