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By TrishAngel BRONZE
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Where exactly are my proud black people The ones who were first to go to the church steeple. The ones who marched when our system was unjust Who turned we cannot read into a we...
TrishAngel BRONZE, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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By Pariash BRONZE
Findlay, Illinois
Pariash BRONZE, Findlay, Illinois
4 articles 1 photo 3 comments
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By MizzNera GOLD
Inman, South Carolina
MizzNera GOLD, Inman, South Carolina
19 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent- Eleanor Roosevelt

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By AliceLevene BRONZE
Vancouver, Other
AliceLevene BRONZE, Vancouver, Other
1 article 27 photos 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after<br /> - Mark Twain

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By BromanticBacon BRONZE
Milton, Massachusetts
BromanticBacon BRONZE, Milton, Massachusetts
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.&quot; <br /> - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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By AppleJacks_801 SILVER
West Valley, Utah
AppleJacks_801 SILVER, West Valley, Utah
7 articles 2 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Fall seven times, get up eight.

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By amaxnightmare SILVER
AMHERST, New York
amaxnightmare SILVER, AMHERST, New York
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By ChocolateBoss GOLD
Fort Dodge, Iowa
ChocolateBoss GOLD, Fort Dodge, Iowa
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I was unmarked in life<br /> <br /> Talk what you know not what you think