Being black but not African American in the US

Perfect Strangers

English - November 20, 2022 13:30 - 25 minutes - 20.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
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Kirk grew up in Florida from Jamaican parents. As a child and then a teenager it was a bit complicated for him. He was not recognized as African American by African American kids but was seen as one by other kids. He had to learn how to navigate different groups and be accepted. Today he considers the skills he acquired along the way to have been essential to his success as an adult.

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Music:

trailer's music: Paris Gipsy Swing By Dieter Van der Westen

Real Avatar (Jamaica) by Jah Henchman

music ending episode: Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre by Kevin Mac Leod