Samantha X

Oct 27, 2017

6 min read

The Importance of Black People Shaping Their Own Narratives

Since I was a little girl, I remember being confined to watching whatever came on television or what other people wrote in books and magazines. I was just a kid. How could I possibly influence, shape and mold the world to reflect my perspective?

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Mompreneur. Writer. Web & Graphics Designer. Activist. Entrepreneur. CEO. Black in Tech. Educator. Millennial. Seeker of Truth. World Topics Discussed in Black

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