“People think I’m supposed to talk ‘Ghetto,’ whatever that is.”
As part of their Being 12 series, WNYC created this incredibly powerful video of a diverse group of 12-year-olds from New York City schools talking about their racial identity.
WNYC producer Jennifer Hsu told BuzzFeed that the multimedia project is "about being 12 and how it's one of the hardest, most awkward years of your life."
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In answering the question, "Who are you?," Eki identifies herself as being from Haiti and Nigeria.
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James identifies as biracial.
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"My name's Lamine, I'm Muslim."
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