I'm Down: A Memoir Juvenile Fiction Historical - Africa Action & Adventure - Survival Stories Stories in Verse (see also Poetry) promoting a deeper understanding of

promoting a deeper understanding of oneself and the universe

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exploring the ways in which black hair has been appropriated and stigmatized throughout history

I'm Down: A Memoir Juvenile Fiction Historical - Africa Action & Adventure - Survival Stories Stories in Verse (see also Poetry) promoting a deeper understanding ofMishna Wolff grew up in a poor black neighborhood with her single father, a white man who truly believed he was black. "He strutted around with a short perm, a Cosby esqe sweater, gold chains and a Kangoltelling jokes like Redd Fox, and giving advice like Jesse Jackson. You couldn't tell my father he was white. Believe me, I tried," writes Wolff. And so from early childhood on, her father began his crusade to make his white daughter down.