If You Want to Be My Ally Learn to Say My Name

If You Want to Be My Ally Learn to Say My Name
The daily microaggression you can change today
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
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Mar 24, 2021
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Alexas_Fotos on PixabayIt used to be thought in ancient cultures that if you held someone’s true name, you held power over them. In modern times we lead with our names, they travel out before us, introducing us to the world and holding images in the receiver’s mind.
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