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👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
When I was little, I used to get into a lot of accidents.
One day, my little brother hit me in the head with a baseball bat.
Two other times, I mistakenly got knocked over by a car.
Another day, I tumbled over our banister, then bounced through an open door into the basement.
Whoa, amazing fall.
You okay?
I'm okay!
No matter how many times I fell, I kept getting back up.
Even before I could read, I knew I liked books.
My dad always talked about how I kept a lot of books around me.
I used to tell my parents, when I grow up, I'm going to get me some big words.
There is a power in words.
Big words were in my future.
When I was six years old, one of my best friends was a boy whose father owned a store across the street.
Tag, you're it!
No, you're it!
No, you're it!
No, you're it!
My friend was white.
I was black.