Darnell Roberts
4 min readMay 12, 2020

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Too busy trying to fit in instead of standing out.

Jon Snow’s 2008 report from Howard University following Barack Obama’s historic US election victory.

It was like a racial apocalypse and people suddenly didn’t see color. I saw people from all races and background hugging, crying, shouting, dancing in the streets. It was sanctified and I couldn’t grasp the sensation. There was no precedent. My incandescent mind was not yet developed enough to understand the gravity of what just happened.

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Senator Kamala Harris Campaign Event in Miami

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Darnell Roberts

New York Made, Miami Paid. I used to work for Wall Street, now I work for All Streets. Twitter: @mridontsleep