African or American or just an African American girl?
Storyboard Description
Coming of age and just beggining High School and struggling to find her own identity. With conflicting ideologies from friends, school, home and family how will she find herself.
Storyboard Text
- I looked on ansectory.com to see where in Africa I originate from. Some were too much money and weren't accurate.
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- ANCESTORYCOST: 1K
- I GUESS IM JUST AMERICAN. I KNOW IM AFRICAN BUT FROM WHERE?
- ANSECTORY Results: Unavailable
- I always saw people with a story and a flag. A different language or cultural wear. I had English as a first language, born in America, baggy clothes and the American flag.
- Amazon cart: Silver ringsbeaded bracletsafro earrings
- I like her flag, I wonder what country it is.
- What does African American even mean?
- I would always ask my mom for cultural hairstyles especially ones with beads.
- Can I have this hairstyle? It has beads, its so cute.
- Sure. We'll go this weekend.
- I go to a PWI where the students ethnicities are not like mine. Even some who are in higher social class.
- I hate this school. Im going to get you sued.
- But where do I fit in?
- Being African American with Native American and African roots, I researched so much all of the information came alive!
- I learned my grandma and dad has indigenous lineage so I have a Native American dream catcher in my room!
- I still wear African clothing and headwear to connect back but I am more knowledgeable of my role in America. I am a middle class citizen, with African Ancestory. I never understood it until now.
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