Kennedy Baldwin, Chicago writer, improviser and actor, recalls leaving a high school swimming class and being told by two of her friends she wasn't Black because she didn't struggle with her wet hair.
Tell Me What Happened · Jay Rehak
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Kennedy Baldwin is a writer, improviser and actor based in Chicago Illinois.. In this episode of TMWH, Kennedy recalls being 14 years old and having two of her Black friends tell her she isn't Black. (She is - Her father is Black and her mother is Afro-Latina.) The experience has led Kennedy to a continuing quest of self-identity. (e.g., She's hellbent to learn Spanish.)
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