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Think about your favorite hero. It can be a superhero, anime character, or a real person you know of in your life.
What makes them your hero? Describe and explain thoughtfully.
Remember to write your FULL FIRST AND LAST NAME on your post.

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If you ALREADY HAVE OR COULD HAVE any superpower, what is it or would it be? Describe and explain thoughtfully.
Remember to write your FULL FIRST AND LAST NAME on your post.

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Prompt 1 - "Whiteness in America is like gravity -- it always wants to center itself." What are ways we can all de-center whiteness so that BIPOC Folx can take up space? Explain thoughtfully.
OR, Prompt 2 - What is Blackness to YOU? Define it and explain thoughtfully.
Remember to write your FULL FIRST AND LAST NAME on your post.

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Prompt 1 - When it comes to health and medicine, why is it so important for Black women, and BIPOC Folx in general, to advocate for themselves by asking questions, pushing back, and not allowing their voices to be dismissed by healthcare workers? Explain thoughtfully.
OR, Prompt 2 - What challenged, changed, or confirmed what I knew in THIS lesson? Explain thoughtfully.
Remember to write your FULL FIRST AND LAST NAME on your post.

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Here is an example from Cardi B herself.

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Here is an example from Cardi B herself.

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My hero is Gabi Butler. She is a one of a kind person who is not afraid to speak her mind and spread positivity everywhere she goes. Gabi makes me want to change the world with my strengths and my beliefs without having to worry what others say.

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If I could have one superpower, it would be to spread light everywhere I go. We sometimes spend too much time in the darkness, waiting for someone or something to pull us out when the only person that can is ourselves. So being able to spread light to other is one step being taken to coming out of that darkness.

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My hero is belime from the 100. He’s my hero because no matter what happened or who threatened him he always made sure his sister and loved ones were good. He could’ve had the deepest  wound and still found a way to protect his own. Most importantly he’s loyal and we all know loyalty is important when it comes to having people around in your circle. This is why he’s my hero.

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If I had a super power it would be to read minds. I say this because I have bad social anxiety and it mainly comes from not knowing what to do or say but If I could read people’s mind I could know how they feel about me or what would make them most comfortable. However if I had the super power to read minds it would help even more with my dream career which is a FBI behavioral  analysis.

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It’s important because there’s mainly white doctors working in the health profession and yeah we know not all whites are racist but some are. They might try to proscribe us colors the wrong medication or dismiss us as if we have no health problem on purpose.

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To me blackness is not only the color of your skin but what you and your ancestors have and had to go through. To me blackness is when you have to be stared at in a public place by Chinese people because there so fascinated by the texture of your hair. Blackness is when you have to buy black owned hair products  because the other don’t Cooperate with your hair. Blackness is when you don’t feel comfortable speaking around whites because you don’t want to be identified as ghetto.

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My favorite super hero is Batman he is brave and has a rule to never kill which is what keeps him from losing himself.

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My power would be manifesting things from air because I could get anything I want whenever I want wherever I want.

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The importance of health is a lot because without it we would all be dead.

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The color of blackness to me is a race that should be with us not against or away from us all races should be one together nothing should be left out and or bullied for it.

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The fact that changed what I knew in this lesson is how black women are affected in our modern day society. They are more likely to lose their uterus which is scary an could be very painful for then and future life choices.

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Blackness to me is an empowerment and statement of which a group of people represent and stand for. Blackness is nothing to be ashamed of or put down for because it comes from greatness and amazing hero's who have shaped the way the world as we know it is today.

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Ai Ohto is someone i view as a hero because she never fails to help everyone and offer her support while also taking care of herself and understanding how she feels herself

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A person I could look up to is spider man because of his personality, he's overall just a good person and I would like to be like that in the future

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If I could have a power it would be psychology intelligence because with this I can help other people improve themselves as well as being successful in life to repay my parents for everything they had done

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It's important for black women to have a voice in medical care because if they don't have the right medicine it could be in danger of death

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Blackness to me is just a color of your skin. Everyone is human and shouldn't be treated different just because they are different. However, you should not be ashamed that you are black, still proud of that because you are part of one of the best community you could ask for

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my hero is daria morgendorffer. she represents a part of me that I feel like I can relate to her the most. I view her as a hero because she is highly analytical, creative and logical. she stands out to my eyes because she points out the real outline of reality of how messed up it is and how we are just living through it. also by showing the different ways used to express her self by being extremely sarcastic.

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My "Personal Hero" would be my sister. I feel like she was the most bold out of all my family, and I will never forget how much she tries to defend me as well as protect me when we are out in public. The main reason I call her my hero is because we were once in a car with an irresponsible driver at night and when she noticed that I was starting to panic she spoke up for me and made sure we got home safely. Words can not describe how much I love her.

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If I were to have powers I would want them to the ability to see the future, that way things like accidents and people getting hurt can be prevented. For example, I just had my first most disgusting experience with racism last week. When I got out of the store with my niece and sister some white man looked me in the eyes and attempted to spit on me... sadly it got on my sister instead because of the wind, nonetheless it was still a very bad experience for me to take in as a teenager, I know for a fact there will be more but with the ability to see it before happening would be useful, for I can not only save myself but also others around me.

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My hero is Black Panther. He’s just so inspiring. Both the character and actor. They both carried themselves like royalty and with such prominence.

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My hero is my family because when something happens I could always go to them. My family has done so much for me and words can't express how grateful, thankful I am to have them in my life. They always try to stand up up for me when I can't stand up for myself. They always know how to make me smile whenever I am upset. They would always do anything for me so I would always do anything for them no matter the cost. Another person hat is a hero to me is my closest friend whenever I felt alone or felt like giving up she always puts me right back on my feet and give me her shoulder to cry on. They family and my closest friend are important to me they are the reason why I keep on going in life and I wouldn't know who I would be without them. I love them more then they would ever know. I would like to thank them for everything they have done for me in my life.

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My hero would have to be , in my eyes the greatest basketball player of all time, the late Kobe Bryant. Only basketball fans would really understand the reason why I would choose Kobe, that is because his mentality, his hardwork, the fact that he was so confident people would say "How they heck did he know he was going to score 50 points tonight?".  Kobe was a monster and just an amazing spirit in not only basketball but in the way that we were able to think hen we feel down or when we get so close to giving up because of the stories you hear about Kobe's practices and the dedication he had in order to win, stories that we hear that we seen as impossible until Kobe did it! For us average people we would usually have 1 workout until e are tired out then relax for the day, put some ice on our sore muscles, for Kobe he would work out until he is tired, put some ice on the sored muscles, and get back up for another workout, and do the same process again in the same day, so 3 workouts he was able to do! Look how amazing that it is, there was also something about Kobe behind the court of which people noticed after his retirement, it was the way he was around his 4 daughters, he was such a family man, joking with them, being there with them to make up the times where he couldn't be there because of his traveling from state to state in his NBA career, this amazing superhero showed us an example in both lives, in your career time stress will come all the times but the stress is just part of the journey to the stage you won't imagine yourself to be in after a couple of years, why? That is because with the hardwork you give in for the thing you love you will just keep working over and over until you are at a stage that you just think..."How the heck did I get here to this level of success?" and Kobe also showed that in your family life that to those who are married and have kids should always be there for the family when you are free because you can never get the time you missed out on spending time with your kids and your wife when they grow up to be adults and you have no memories to share with them when they were still kids.

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If I had a super power it would be to to be invincible because if I was  invincible I would be unstoppable and I would use my powers for good. If I see someone needing help I will help them without being injured. If I saw people's life at risk I would gladly rush over and safe them. In reality I always put people before myself I know that sounds like a bad thing but if other people are happy that makes me happy. I love helping other people even if it means I have to sacrifice myself I would gladly do it.

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My hero is my mom, she helped me many times in life. Whenever I was stressed or had a big problem I couldn't get over I would go to her and she would help me. Even when I was little I fell off my bike or scooter and was bleeding she would help me feel better. She's also a nurse and helps many others too and she's been there for me more than anyone else in my life.

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My hero is Aisha Shepard. Even though she is no longer in my life, her strength, passion, motivation and desire to help me motivates me to be the best version of myself.

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If I had a super power it would be to see beyond anyone’s mistakes

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If I could have any superpower it would probably have to be revive people from the dead. Many of my friends always get sad because they remember someone that died and miss them. I would like to revive them so I don't have to see my friend(s) sad because of them. I also have someone close to me that died, my grandpa (mom's dad). He died when I was very young and I dont have much memories with him.

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It is important for Black and BIPOC to basically advocate for themselves because they are constantly being dismissed by health professionals on the daily. As we have seen in the Sways no knows their body better than themselves and in most cases BIPOC communities have suffered greatly because of how doctors would rather shrug off their needs instead of actually assisting them fully. Overtime these patterns have just seemed to increase which is why Black and BIPOC folks have began to do their research and basically gather information themselves in order to not be let down by doctors, but instead achieve the general assistance that they need. By doing this BIPOC communities are able to fight what once used to be torture in the early development of the medical field, and somehow gain the respect after all the horrid experiments performed on them.

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If i can have any superpower it will be to create because it allows me to have anything i want and with it there's no need to be greedy.

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it is so important because health is important.

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to me blackness is just genetics and nothing else as we are all humans.

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My hero is Kyrie Irving. The media hates on him a lot but she still speaks his mind and never has any self doubt

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My hero is my older brother he's always been next to me (even though he's a sophomore in college) and showed me so much about life and life in general. He's guided me through my struggles and helped me when I needed it most

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If I had a superpower it would be to change the past. For example I could prevent someone from dying of even change my own past mistakes.

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It was confirmed to me in this lesson that black women are treated poorly and the importance to speck up.

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Blackness shouldn’t define who you are. Just genetics! We are all... every single one of us are humans. READ THAT AGAIN!

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My superhero is God. Even tho none of us have physically seen him anytime i have a problem, anytime I need something and anytime something isn’t going how i want to by just praying God helps me with a lot and i cannot live without him. Therefore for these reasons i choose God as my superhero.

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It is important for Black and BIPOC to basically advocate for themselves because there's mainly white doctors in the medical field and very few black doctors in the medical field. The white doctors get more recognition than the Black doctors who work there. Black doctors work just as hard as white doctors. I honestly don't understand the point of racism! Why can't people with different skin color get along? ALL COLOR OF SKIN IS BEAUTIFUL. Black doctors shouldn't get payed less than white doctors they deserve to get payed the same since they work the same exact amount of hours. The good thing about BIPOC is that Black doctors get some respect. In the early times at the medical field they suffered and got tortured but now they are able to fight their horrifying experience that NOBODY should EVER go through!!!

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If i could have a superpower it would be to not be able to see how situations play out before they happen. I say this because i feel like in many life situations we expect certain things but it ends up being another , sometimes positive but also sometimes the outcome is negative.

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Its important for us to be healthy and to advocate for ourselves because not everyone knows the full story...  everyone has different views in situations and how they see thing. But these perceptions may not always be true, thats why i feel in order for situations to go right we need to all speak for ourselves and speak the truth to others.

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To me blackness is bravery, excellence and historic. I say this because our skin holds a lot of history and a lot of meaning.

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It is important Black women, and BIPOC Folx in general, to advocate for themselves because they are 2/3 times more likely to get fiberoids and that is a very dangerous for women to have. It is very important that it gets treated because black women go through pain and heavy bleeding during it. Many black women go through it is a very hard time for them because it's very painful. Black women deserve to have their voice be heard and treated as equal as every other women or trans that go through fiberoids.

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Blackness to me means bravery, strong, and a fighter. The reason I am saying this is because there is a lot of people who are rude, and racist in this world to people with color of skin. Nobody should EVER go through what Black people went through! They went through torture, pain, and suffering. No Matter the horrible things people did to Black people they fight ad get back up again! No matter how many times people push Black people down they don't back down but they fight until they get their freedom. They are so strong! Black people have inspired me! I know what Black people go through is horrible but it makes me a stronger person like they are but they are stronger! They work so hard but barley get paid! What kind of world is this? They don't even get a dollar but they only get paid by cents and that is NOT fair! If Black people didn't stop fighting for freedom and equality why should I give up on anything that I do?! They are making the world a better place and I want to help! ALL COLOR OF SKIN IS AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL DON'T LET ANYONE ELSE SAY OTHERWISE! BE WHO YOU ARE AND DO NOT CHANGE! BLACK PEOPLE KEEP GOING AND WE SHOULD TO!

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Some ways we can de-center whiteness is by involving black people more, treating them equally, and not being racist. Society can respect blacks more and not think of them as "criminals" or "trouble makers". Black people are people too and most people just assume they are bad because they judge too quick.

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De-centering Whiteness will be a complicated road to go down through. But its not something we cant do, as we have seen earlier this process will be similar to the story of the blind men and the elephant, all that we have to do is diversify our narratives on BIPOC experiences to the public. In other words, we must break the general perception of our people to make it clear that the stereotypes that white people have been profiting off of BIPOC communities. So that we can let all PARTS of our experiences reveal the TRUE beauty that is within BIPOC communities.

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A hero to me is my mom because she inspires me to keep pushing through no matter what hardships come your way.

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If I could have one superpower it would be to be able to be happy no matter what because being happy will motivate others around you if they see you happy in a bad situation, to always stay motivated and never give up.

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Since there are mostly white doctors in the medical scene, some are racist and this could be very dangerous to people of color, because they may prescribe something incorrect on purpose.

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We can de-center white people by involving black people more in things which would remove the ego from certain racists.

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My superpower is making people laugh. I make my friends, kids, teachers, strangers and adults laugh. it comforts them when there in situations. my friends tell me I make bad days turn into good ones when I'm around and I never understood why. I use my jokes as a form of warmth because I don't know how to directly sooth people when they're in a sad or uncomfortable position. I see my superpower as a disability while others view it as a form of assurance.

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A hero to me is my dad (my coach) because he help me to grind and become the best basketball player I can be.

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My superpower if I'm suppose to have one is to tell the future so I can picture a older me.

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It is so important to me because without the medication and the help from doctor we would most likely be dead.

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Blackness to me should not be justified as a person to me it's genetics.

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My hero would be Jay-Z because he's very wise and motivating. He's a great businessman and rapper, and always has great advice and goals for his people.

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My superpower would be to be able to read minds, therefore I can further understand what's going on in friends, family and other's heads.

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It's important for black women and BIPOC to continue to speak out on issues in health and medicine because until people realize the importance of these issues, they can never be solved.

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To let BIPOC take up space and feel heard, I feel that we should get rid of the whole concept of race, it's importance and the stereotypes that come with it, because it only makes us as a human race more divided.

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If I could have a superpower it would invisibility

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I don’t completely understand the question but in my eyes blackness is a person who has face of can relate to in equality

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My hero is my lovely grandmother, the reason why I chose my old grandma is because even tho show old she make sure she protect me from all harm

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when it comes to health and medicine,  it is so important for Black women, and BIPOC Folx in general, to advocate for themselves by asking questions, pushing back, and not allowing their voices to be dismissed by healthcare workers because healthcare workers devalue black women and BIPOC folks. people have relied on the answers of work professionals for years subtracting black women and BIPOC folks. they don't depend on these people because their pain isn't being acknowledged, when concerns or worry is brought up by black women or BIPOC folx, they are all ways dismissed and never fully examined or cared for. black women and BIPOC folk troubles were always devalued rather than being examined or attempted to eliminate the pain in their lives they were always forced to tolerate the discomfort despite the fact that they go to health professionals for comfort and assistance. black women and BIPOC folx are forced to rely off of the research and concerns of their own because it isn't being taken care of by the people who are notorious of it.  black women and BIPOC folk are dying and they are tried of it, they are now changing the way they take care of themselves if nobody will do it for them.

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ways we can all de-center whiteness so that BIPOC Folx can take up space is by bringing recognition towards them. there's always been a heavy reliance on whites when pressuring them to broadcast media of BIPOC folx. when attempted they portray the classic stereotype painted by whites. never presenting the true image of BIPOC folx, we were never studied or the main character. we were always seen as a forced add on to things and never given any effort. Us BIPOC folx should reunite and stop the tendencies of relying on whites to do things in the belief they are acting in our best interest. we should start relying on ourselves since we are not seen in our own community we shall make our own, by becoming independent of the work of a white man and depended of ourselves, we the BIPOC folx.

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I don’t have a hero but if I did it would probably be someone that’s able to speak their mind without caring what other people think or what situation you’re in and that would be a very strong person but also secretly weak but they don’t show people that they’re weak they always put on a strong front and hide their feelings just to make others happy

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If I had a superpower it would be to have every power anyone has ever thought of is thinking of and has already existed because I like feeling like there’s nothing I can’t do and I don’t like being lesser than anyone else and I like power

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Blackness to me is supposed to be a color that symbolizes race but it’s not blackness to me symbolizes the dark things you would want, to stay away from, be wary of so why are brown people considered black.for a long time The word black has been associated with death the black plague ancient Greeks believed that color is black with associate with darkness in caves and it was associated with morning and death it was also associated with cruelty, brutality, evil, nasty, terrible and dreadful. And then we have white symbolizing pure and innocent, cleanliness, God, angels, fresh, life, happiness, joy Africans always consider themselves as Africans until imperialism and Colonialism which now made call yourself African an act of boldness so now whenever someone in the European institution heard an African call himself African he replace the word with black and as time went by 2021 if you ask someone but they are they will say black but are they really darkness are they really evil do they represent death anyways this is what I think could be wrong