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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

  1. fearful
  2. choose
  3. lives
  4. words
  5. deserve
  6. 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.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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Important Words

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  21. stages
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  27. toni
  28. words
  29. wrote
  30. yesterday