By Rosy Lawrence | November 21, 2022
“I mean to not make light of it, but I gambled with my upper lip,” she continued.
“For many years I would literally smile [while hiding my lip]. Because I thought if I let my full lip be seen, then they would know I was Black.”
Union admitted that it feels silly when she reflects on it now and also shared that she struggled with her identity back then and had multiple personalities.
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“As illogical and silly and stupid as that is, I tried to minimize my Blackness.”
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