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tion about colorism because, ultimately, what is at the heart
of all this is this sense that there’s some better skin color to
be, and that people are discriminated against. So, it’s not
just that people are grappling with identity but that there’s a
lot of pain and shame and embarrassment and hurt and
anger on account of colorism. And we wanted to understand
what that was.
KW: Tell me a little about Nayo Jones, one of the young
women you profile on the special.
SO: She’s biracial. Her father is white and mother’s black.
She lives with her dad and very much identifies with her
white side. She’s a super-talented, smart young singer and
poet. She goes through life with people trying to figure out
what she is, and asking, “What are you?” which really
makes her mad.
KW: What about Perry DiVirgilio?
SO: In a way, he’s the center of all the stories. He’s a bira-
cial guy. His dad is white, his mom is black, and he runs the
poetry workshop in Philadelphia on understanding who you
are where all of these people’s lives intersect. They’re sort
of the right age for it because they’re the coming-of-age
age. When you’re a slam poet, part of the agenda is to con-
nect to your material. And your success is a measure of your
honesty and your authenticity. I think a lot of those slam
poets don’t want to tackle the hard stuff, and Perry really
pushes them and challenges about what their identity means
to them by asking, “What is making you angry?” “What are
you afraid of?” and “What are you ashamed of?” So, he’s
sort of the centerpiece of our documentary not just for his
own story but because he
connects to all the young
people as the poet/men-
tor who tries to get them
to be honest. What you
realize is that most peo-
ple aren’t that honest,
and this is one of the rare
Soledad O’Brien
times when you capture
people on camera speak-
ing about how they feel about race and identity.
KW: How do you see this coming-of-age generation as
different?
SO: I think those in our documentary share a sense of
optimism, and I’m curious to see where it goes. Overall, it
was very interesting to see all these different people trying
to tackle the problem of colorism, because in some ways it’s
such a deep psychological problem. Perry, our poet, thinks
so. He believes that young people being able to articulate
their poetry so unbelievably is really about understanding
who they are. The exercises that he does in his poetry work-
shop are just fascinating.
KW: Do you think you might have different generational
reactions to the special?
SO: I’m sure. Some of the younger people exhibit a cer-
tain flexibility. They’re like, “Why can’t I be biracial? Why
can’t I be both?” I never felt that was an option for us.
Maybe it was, but I never felt like I had an option for both.
My identity was very strong. I never believed people who
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Bid Package #1- Demolition &
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Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: November 27
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