I thought of it as punishment, had I been walking the right path I wouldn’t be in this predicament. I questioned God’s…
Born in Newark, NJ in 1993 just after the destruction of rural neighborhoods from the crack epidemic, Kenia Burke (25) was uprooted and moved to the predominantly white neighborhood of Scotch Plains. She writes for every WOC that never fit the offensive template of "the black girl".
I thought of it as punishment, had I been walking the right path I wouldn’t be in this predicament. I questioned God’s…