Black Girl Autobiography

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My name is Aniyah Johnson, I am a 16 year old black girl, and I grew up in the lower class on the east side of Kalamazoo, Michigan. As I look back on the 16 years I have been alive, having Severe Anxiety was bound to happen. I constantly feel uneasy, worried, and fearful. I have always had too much on my plate, but I also put it there to break free from societal expectations, show society what a black girl can really do and break free from generational trauma because you can count on two hands of black girls that represent us. That a black girl from a family that barely makes it from paycheck to paycheck can get degrees, own businesses, be a judge, or anything she puts her mind to. At the age of 8 my life completely changed, my mom became disabled.
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