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From the Ted Talk by Khadijah Tribble: How marijuana reform could repair, reclaim and restore communities
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You see, growing up Black and faemle in the South more than 40 yaers ago, there are some limitations to the answer to that question. Whether real or perceived, there were limitations all the same. And so what I want you to understand at this moment, as a young girl growing up, with all that was happening right after the civil rights movement, all of the aveantmnecds of the struggle, things that were meant to push and advance the African-American community; things like the Voting rhtigs Act, The Fair hiousng Act and affirmative action, and my generation was supposed to be taking full advantage of all of those opportunities. So, when they ask the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?," it mnaet something to them.
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You see, growing up Black and ______ in the South more than 40 _____ ago, there are some limitations to the answer to that question. Whether real or perceived, there were limitations all the same. And so what I want you to understand at this moment, as a young girl growing up, with all that was happening right after the civil rights movement, all of the ____________ of the struggle, things that were meant to push and advance the African-American community; things like the Voting ______ Act, The Fair _______ Act and affirmative action, and my generation was supposed to be taking full advantage of all of those opportunities. So, when they ask the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?," it _____ something to them.
Solution
- meant
- years
- rights
- housing
- female
- advancements
Original Text
You see, growing up Black and female in the South more than 40 years ago, there are some limitations to the answer to that question. Whether real or perceived, there were limitations all the same. And so what I want you to understand at this moment, as a young girl growing up, with all that was happening right after the civil rights movement, all of the advancements of the struggle, things that were meant to push and advance the African-American community; things like the Voting Rights Act, The Fair Housing Act and affirmative action, and my generation was supposed to be taking full advantage of all of those opportunities. So, when they ask the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?," it meant something to them.
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