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Lora Khatib
Lora Khatib

Lora Khatib

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Lora Khatib
Lora Khatib
Oct 17, 2015 · 2 min read

The Day I Turned Brown

I did not decide I was brown. I did not even acknowledge the fact that I was brown until i was in kindergarten. I will never forget that moment because it was the first time I ever realized I was something different than those around me. I was reaching for a bike and at the same time, a…

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Lora Khatib
Lora Khatib
Oct 17, 2015 · 3 min read

Raised Black

Many of us have experienced culture shock. I used to think those that have migrated to America probably experienced the most disorientation from being in a whole new country. I had always tried to imagine what it was like for my mother to be raised in Qatar then living in America, because they seem like…

Lora Khatib
Lora Khatib
Oct 17, 2015 · 3 min read

Not-so Independent Black Women

“‘Intersectionality’ sounds like one of those clunky words you hear (and immediately dismiss) in discussions about race — until you figure out you need it.”

We are given many different variations of a person once we begin cross-examining the different characteristics…