On United Nations #WorldChildrensDay, a memory: I was born in poverty in America, the 9th of 10 children, in a town where people with my skin color were expected to stay in the shadows. But I could dream, and I managed to build the future of my dreams. I even dreamed my way to an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Northern #Uganda, on July 7, 2007, where I was helping radio journalists learn how to gather sound and interview residents to produce feature stories. I will never forget the joy and exuberance of children in those horrific settings. It was probably because the weird looking, funny talking brown lady from far away was trying to play along with them. Spending time with those kids lifted my spirits tremendously. I've often considered that day, 7/7/07, one of the luckiest of my life. To bear witness to the depth and strength of human will, in a way I could have never imagined a few months earlier, changed me forever. It made me vow to spend the rest of my days trying to leave something positive in my wake. On #WorldChildrensDay, let's take a moment to consider how our children view the world, and what we're doing help shape their vision.
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