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People of color are not under any kind of obligation beyond working hard, doing their best, and learning from their mistakes.

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Roxane Gay
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 15
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Scrabble Player
Writer
Omaha
Nebraska
People
Beyond
Color
Learning
Mistake
Working
Best
Hard
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Kind
Mistakes

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