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Mekonnen aka Mack aka Huey Freakin’ Newton
Mekonnen settles in Brooklyn with his family in 1989. He joins a dance group in his neighborhood, the African American All-Stars, who help him understand racism and Black culture in the United States. Mekonnen and the de facto leader of the group, Kareen have a disagreement about how Kareen speaks of Asian immigrants. By the end of the text, Mekonnen has a better understanding of what it means to be Black in America.
The Thief’s Tale
A father who recently arrived at his daughter’s in New York gets lost in Prospect Park. He avoids getting robbed due to his lack of English. The would-be thief uses his...
