My Midwest

They have Black People in…Kansas? Yes, Virginia, They do.

Vanessa Robinson
Nov 6 · 6 min read
Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash

We arrived crumpled and tired in South Wichita, Kansas after having spent three years overseas at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. We were already outsiders, of course, but there were others like us already there who were able to help us adjust to Wichita and to America again.

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Vanessa Robinson

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I Write about Injustice, History, Family, Love, and Politics. A Wife and Mother of Five. Electrical Engineer. Love Life and People!

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