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Schools don’t teach American history that well, especially a lot of black American history.

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I’m not a representative of blackness, and I’m not a healer.

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I’ve always had a love of cards, ever since I was a little kid. I think poker, as a system, describes the chaos of the world. Our sudden reversals, our freak streaks of fortune. The belief that the next hand can save you, and the inevitable failure of the next hand to save you. I think that describes my world view pretty well.

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April 25, 2024

I’ve always had a love of cards, ever since I was a little kid. I think poker, as a system, describes the chaos of the world. Our sudden reversals, our freak streaks of fortune. The belief that the next hand can save you, and the inevitable failure of the next hand to save you. I think that describes my world view pretty well.

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April 25, 2024

I’m not a representative of blackness, and I’m not a healer.

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