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Abeera

I grew up thinking that I am not beautiful. And as a girl in her early teens, it hit me a lot. I am brown and people of my region think only a fair color is beautiful. My mother is extremely fair and people would look at her and look at me and then they'd make a face that depicts how sorry they feel for me. It took me a lot of time to realize that I am beautiful in my own skin color and I don't have to change it.

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Adebola

I am multi-talented, which isn't always a good thing because no one tells you what to focus on per time. So, I had issues with focus. My mind couldn't concentrate on a project, my hands wouldn't finish a written piece before my feet would start to dance to another heart tune but I needed to breathe and do stuff one step at a time. In doing things one step at a time, I found how to stay focus. I found strength to stick with a thing and see it through. Most importantly, I found how these series of talents, fit like pieces in a puzzle.

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