When there is a gap—between your face and your race, between the baby and the mother, between your body and yourself—you — Danzy Senna, New People
When there is a gap—between your face and your race, between the baby and the mother, between your body and yourself—you — Danzy Senna, New People
When there is a gap—between your face and your race, between the baby and the mother, between your body and yourself—you — Danzy Senna, New People
When there is a gap—between your face and your race, between the baby and the mother, between your body and yourself—you — Danzy Senna, New People
When there is a gap—between your face and your race, between the baby and the mother, between your body and yourself—you — Danzy Senna, New People
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When there is a gap—between your face and your race, between the baby and the mother, between your body and yourself—you are expected, everywhere you go, to explain the gap.

— Danzy Senna, New People
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