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Analysis Of Nikki-Rosa By Nikki Giovanni
“Nikki-Rosa” written by Nikki Giovanni, discussed the heartaches and suffering of growing up in America as an African-American person. There are so many people here in this world and no one can choose their race or their family, but just as she mentioned we are left to deal with our own troubles in the homes as well as the outside pressure from other races. No specific race understands the struggles of an African-American or minorities, because they are blinded by their own up comings. Someone may have been born into a family that was upper or middle class, but just as Ms. Giovanni wrote, “Because they never understand,” (Louis and Mckay) it will always be one race against the other, no matter how hard we try. Growing up, I had to block
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