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e think it's important

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that we highlight and recognize

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black history because black

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Americans built a lot of what we know

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today as America ,

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it is

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important to recognize all the

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struggles that black Americans have

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been through . That's something that we

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all should be doing . Thio value those

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struggles . So we see were black

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Americans are today and a lot of times

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in American education . It could be

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overlooked . So a lot of times we don't

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get the representation that we need or

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that we should have . I think it's

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important for young Americans to see

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themselves in leadership positions

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because again , those people they see

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become their role models . When I was

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growing up in the sixties and the

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seventies , E didn't have those role

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models to provide me with aspirations .

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I joined the military , and I did

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begin seeing role models . E

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think about little , um , black girls

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and black boys who see representation

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and see people of color who look like

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them . And I just see the kids standing

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there with their little teddy bear in

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front of the picture in front of the TV

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and seeing someone that looks like them

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with all the shiny brass and you know

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just all of the accolades and saying ,

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Hey , that could be me One day I am

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in impress with the leadership within

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after North and the leadership that

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I've seen in the wing with the

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recent efforts to address diversity

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that is giving , you know , the Tyndall

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community a non opportunity to have

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these discussions , and they're not

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easy discussions , but the discussions

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that we need

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Thio .