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“Hadar, the only time I feel black is when I look at my hands," Spencer said, spreading his fingers out in front of him. "How do you feel when you aren't looking at your hands?" Hadar asked. "Normal.” quote by Paul Beatty — Download Open image

““Hadar, the only time I feel black is when I look at my hands," Spencer said, spreading his fingers out in front of him. "How do you feel when you aren't looking at your hands?" Hadar asked. "Normal.””

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