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Rochelle Riley
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·Apr 22, 2020

In Tracing My Family’s Roots, I Discovered What Was Lost

The dreams deferred by systemic racism haunt my past and present — Langston Hughes said it best: I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong… Once upon a time in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, there existed a place known more for…

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In Tracing My Family’s Roots, I Discovered What Was Lost
In Tracing My Family’s Roots, I Discovered What Was Lost
Family

8 min read

Rochelle Riley

Rochelle Riley

37 Followers

director of arts & culture, city of detroit | author “the burden” | essayist | former newspaper columnist | www.rochelleriley.com | rochelleriley1619@gmail.com.

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