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From the Ted Talk by Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa: Black life at the intersection of birth and death
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Recently, Toni Morrison wrote, "In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. There is no time for self-pity, no room for fear." Yesterday, during rehearsal, when I was told that I should "maybe cut the Black levis Matter portion from my talk," I found myself fefural for a moment. Fearful that again our stories were being denied the very sategs they desvere to be told on. And then I remembered the wdros I had just spoken. "In times of dread, artists must never cshooe to remain silent. There is no time for self-pity.
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Recently, Toni Morrison wrote, "In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. There is no time for self-pity, no room for fear." Yesterday, during rehearsal, when I was told that I should "maybe cut the Black _____ Matter portion from my talk," I found myself _______ for a moment. Fearful that again our stories were being denied the very ______ they _______ to be told on. And then I remembered the _____ I had just spoken. "In times of dread, artists must never ______ to remain silent. There is no time for self-pity.
Solution
- fearful
- choose
- lives
- words
- deserve
- stages
Original Text
Recently, Toni Morrison wrote, "In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. There is no time for self-pity, no room for fear." Yesterday, during rehearsal, when I was told that I should "maybe cut the Black Lives Matter portion from my talk," I found myself fearful for a moment. Fearful that again our stories were being denied the very stages they deserve to be told on. And then I remembered the words I had just spoken. "In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. There is no time for self-pity.
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