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On a regular basis, they contribute essays that address a variety of topics ranging from pop culture to Black literature. Please read and enjoy&#8230;leave a comment, too! We&#8217;d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/brooklyn-book-festival\/\" content=\"Brooklyn Book Festival\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2023-10-04\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2023-10-25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center for Black Literature\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/author\/cbl\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center4BlackLit\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jason-leung-D4YrzSwyIEc-unsplash-1.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"512\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"512\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/brooklyn-book-festival\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jason-leung-D4YrzSwyIEc-unsplash-1.jpg\" alt=\"jason-leung-D4YrzSwyIEc-unsplash (1)\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"512\" width=\"512\" title=\"jason-leung-D4YrzSwyIEc-unsplash (1)\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/brooklyn-book-festival\/\" title=\"Brooklyn Book Festival\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Book Festival\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\tOctober 4, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    By Tremira Mitchell | On Sunday, October 1, I was given the wonderful opportunity to volunteer at the Brooklyn Book Festival at Cadman Plaza. The Center for Black Literature participated in the event&#8217;s Literary Marketplace, spreading awareness about their organization&#8230;.\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/brooklyn-book-festival\/\" title=\"Brooklyn Book Festival\">Read More about Brooklyn Book Festival<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/national-black-writers-conference-heard-far-and-wide\/\" content=\"National Black Writers Conference: Heard Far and Wide\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2023-04-15\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2023-05-28\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center for Black Literature\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/author\/cbl\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center4BlackLit\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NBWC2023_1920x1080.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2560\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1440\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/national-black-writers-conference-heard-far-and-wide\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NBWC2023_1920x1080-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"NBWC2023_1920x1080\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" title=\"NBWC2023_1920x1080\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/national-black-writers-conference-heard-far-and-wide\/\" title=\"National Black Writers Conference: Heard Far and Wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNational Black Writers Conference: Heard Far and Wide\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\tApril 15, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    By Keyshawn Jackson Allison\u00a0 |\u00a0 I attended the National Black Writers Conference on April 1st. It was a captivating and informative experience. Cinnamon Barrington and I were tasked with registering attendees, speakers, VIPs, and vendors, and I learned much about&#8230;\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/national-black-writers-conference-heard-far-and-wide\/\" title=\"National Black Writers Conference: Heard Far and Wide\">Read More about National Black Writers Conference: Heard Far and Wide<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/black-excellence-in-crown-heights\/\" content=\"Black Excellence in Crown Heights\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2023-04-03\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2023-05-28\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center for Black Literature\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/author\/cbl\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center4BlackLit\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CBLMusings_CinnamonBarrington_3April2023.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1200\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"800\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/black-excellence-in-crown-heights\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CBLMusings_CinnamonBarrington_3April2023-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"CBLMusings_CinnamonBarrington_3April2023\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" title=\"CBLMusings_CinnamonBarrington_3April2023\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/black-excellence-in-crown-heights\/\" title=\"Black Excellence in Crown Heights\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlack Excellence in Crown Heights\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\tApril 3, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    By Cinnamon Barrington\u00a0 |\u00a0 April 1, 2023, was an amazing day! It was the National Black Writers Conference. The first time I heard about this conference was in the first semester of my 3rd year at Medgar Evers. This year,&#8230;\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/black-excellence-in-crown-heights\/\" title=\"Black Excellence in Crown Heights\">Read More about Black Excellence in Crown Heights<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/how-does-literature-reflect-on-a-societys-cultural-norms\/\" content=\"How Does Literature Reflect on a Society's Cultural Norms?\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2023-03-20\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2023-05-28\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center for Black Literature\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/author\/cbl\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center4BlackLit\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CBLMusings_Cinnamon_20March2023.jpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"794\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1130\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/how-does-literature-reflect-on-a-societys-cultural-norms\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CBLMusings_Cinnamon_20March2023-720x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"CBLMusings_Cinnamon_20March2023\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"1024\" width=\"720\" title=\"CBLMusings_Cinnamon_20March2023\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/how-does-literature-reflect-on-a-societys-cultural-norms\/\" title=\"How Does Literature Reflect on a Society's Cultural Norms?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Does Literature Reflect on a Society&#8217;s Cultural Norms?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\tMarch 20, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    By Cinnamon Barrington\u00a0 |\u00a0 There is a huge diversity of ethnicities and cultures practiced by people around the globe. In more conservative societies, men occupy positions of authority within the home and women are consigned to secondary roles. The Woman&#8230;\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/how-does-literature-reflect-on-a-societys-cultural-norms\/\" title=\"How Does Literature Reflect on a Society's Cultural Norms?\">Read More about How Does Literature Reflect on a Society&#8217;s Cultural Norms?<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/kindred-the-importance-of-ancestry-and-culture\/\" content=\"Kindred: The Importance of Ancestry and Culture\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2023-03-18\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2023-05-28\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center for Black Literature\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/author\/cbl\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center4BlackLit\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CBLMusings_Keyshawn_18March2023.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1080\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1080\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/kindred-the-importance-of-ancestry-and-culture\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CBLMusings_Keyshawn_18March2023-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"CBLMusings_Keyshawn_18March2023\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1024\" title=\"CBLMusings_Keyshawn_18March2023\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/kindred-the-importance-of-ancestry-and-culture\/\" title=\"Kindred: The Importance of Ancestry and Culture\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKindred: The Importance of Ancestry and Culture\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\tMarch 18, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    By Keyshawn Jackson Allison\u00a0 |\u00a0 We are often told by our loved ones about the importance of family and ancestry. It is highly important to remember your ancestors no matter the terrible circumstances in the past they may have lived&#8230;\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/kindred-the-importance-of-ancestry-and-culture\/\" title=\"Kindred: The Importance of Ancestry and Culture\">Read More about Kindred: The Importance of Ancestry and Culture<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/womens-empowerment-through-literature\/\" content=\"Women's Empowerment Through Literature\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2023-03-06\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2023-05-07\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center for Black Literature\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/author\/cbl\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center4BlackLit\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CBLMusings_Cinnamon_6March2023.jpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1000\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/womens-empowerment-through-literature\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CBLMusings_Cinnamon_6March2023-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"CBLMusings_Cinnamon_6March2023\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" title=\"CBLMusings_Cinnamon_6March2023\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/womens-empowerment-through-literature\/\" title=\"Women's Empowerment Through Literature\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWomen&#8217;s Empowerment Through Literature\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\tMarch 6, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    By Cinnamon Barrington | March is recognized as Women&#8217;s History Month. Women&#8217;s History Month is a time to recognize the achievements of women throughout history and honor the continued progress that women have made in modern times. 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We hearken to this &#8220;many&#8221; rarely, and even less so if they are women. We hear their&#8230;\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/tear-in-our-social-fabric-mahsa-aminis-death-in-a-time-of-roe-vs-wade\/\" title=\"Tear in Our Social Fabric: Mahsa Amini's Death in a Time of Roe vs. Wade\">Read More about Tear in Our Social Fabric: Mahsa Amini&#8217;s Death in a Time of Roe vs. Wade<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/fishing-for-recognition\/\" content=\"Fishing for Recognition\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2022-09-23\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center for Black Literature\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/author\/cbl\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center4BlackLit\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Musings_MalikWindsor1_Photo1.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1060\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"563\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/fishing-for-recognition\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Musings_MalikWindsor1_Photo1-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"Musings_MalikWindsor1_Photo1\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"544\" width=\"1024\" title=\"Musings_MalikWindsor1_Photo1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/fishing-for-recognition\/\" title=\"Fishing for Recognition\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFishing for Recognition\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\tSeptember 23, 2022\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    By Malik Windsor |\u00a0I often hear people recite the phrases &#8220;I don&#8217;t care what you think&#8221; or &#8220;your opinion doesn&#8217;t matter;&#8221; as defense mechanisms we express when our peers&#8217; opinions and beliefs are different from our own. In grade school,&#8230;\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/fishing-for-recognition\/\" title=\"Fishing for Recognition\">Read More about Fishing for Recognition<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/the-necessity-of-black-literature\/\" content=\"The Necessity of Black Literature\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2022-07-08\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-10-07\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center for Black Literature\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/author\/cbl\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Center4BlackLit\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CBLMusings_IAmEnough.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"500\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"499\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/the-necessity-of-black-literature\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CBLMusings_IAmEnough.jpg\" alt=\"CBLMusings_IAmEnough\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"499\" width=\"500\" title=\"CBLMusings_IAmEnough\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/the-necessity-of-black-literature\/\" title=\"The Necessity of Black Literature\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Necessity of Black Literature\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\tJuly 8, 2022\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    By Cassidy Ridgeway | In today&#8217;s ever-changing times, Black literature is a necessity for Black children and youth because it provides them with opportunities to increase their understanding of the world, sparks their inventiveness, and more importantly, allows them to&#8230;\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/the-necessity-of-black-literature\/\" title=\"The Necessity of Black Literature\">Read More about The Necessity of Black Literature<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade\/\" content=\"The Overturning of Roe v. 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Not only is he the perfect hero, but he is also the most relatable one. He&#8217;s the &#8220;everyday&#8221; man who goes through the same struggles every regular person goes through. 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