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abqtommy

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2. Thanks for that. I hadn't known that about Cicely's ethnic history but it explains her

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 29, 2021, 08:36 AM

Jan 2021

attitude and success as similar to that of Sidney Poitier, who was born in the Bahamas. That
"island attitude" creates a very different upbringing than the typical person who is native to the
U.S. and is affected by its pervasive racism.

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Thanks for that. I hadn't known that about Cicely's ethnic history but it explains her abqtommy Jan 2021 #2

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