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In the story “The Talk: After Ferguson”, written by Dana Canedy, mother Dana Canedy is having to face a question she did not want to answer by her son Jordan. The question he was talking about is if he can be labeled white so his own life can be much easier to live. The answer is complex and has multiple factors as to why it was asked, like social discrimination, recent police brutalities, Ferguson, and other hot button news that did not need an answer at Jordan’s age (Canedy 884-888). The way I was raised was under a Hispanic roof. The ideals set by my parents were “Nunca dejes de soñar” meaning never stop dreaming, that of and play in a huge factor in me being Cuban. I heard stories from my father and grandparents about living in the communist
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