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My Racial Identity

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My racial identity has affected my academic development in a lot of ways. It has been the foundation on which I have built myself upon. Me being an African-American male makes people not expect a lot out of me because they see me and others like me only as disrespectful,criminal juveniles. It seems black males are always in negative light, the news, newspapers, and television are full of information about black men engaged in robberies, drugs, and murders. These stories set in motion stereotypes that black men are all a waste. But me and many others know this isn't true. There are many more black males doing what is right than doing what is wrong just we are not being shown or talked about. I feel because of the stereotypes black males do not
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