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Courtney A. Kemp

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My dad and his sister, who is no longer with us, used to dance on the streets for money. They had nothing.

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My dad was born with no money.

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My parents were 30 years older than I was, and my parents had my brother and I ten years apart. My parents grew up in segregation, and they both lived in all-black neighborhoods and grew up with large black families. I didn’t have any of that, and I didn’t understand feeling so differently and being treated so differently.

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April 25, 2024

My parents were 30 years older than I was, and my parents had my brother and I ten years apart. My parents grew up in segregation, and they both lived in all-black neighborhoods and grew up with large black families. I didn’t have any of that, and I didn’t understand feeling so differently and being treated so differently.

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April 25, 2024

My dad was born with no money.

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