I see color, I see the color in the sky, grass, water, the road, my hair, the tv, my favorite book, I see color. Surprisingly, it never phased me that I see color, growing up I lived in a predominantly black neighborhood but always went to schools that were diverse therefore, never confined to getting to know one race. But, it has now become a thing where now "race" is everywhere: on applications, tv, newspapers, etc. However, I have realized it has always been there but I have never noticed, and it wasn't that I never cared to notice but rather that it was never important to notice. I remember when I was younger being confused on what to check on applications and surveys that ask how do you identify yourself, because I identify as two races I am Puerto Rican and African American. I felt as though if I limit to one, then I limit myself as a person. However, my parents always instructed me to check "prefer not to say" but really did I prefer not to say? I w...
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