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- Attributed to
- Michelle Obama
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- The Light We Carry (2022)
- Culture / tradition
- African American
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Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · Portrait: Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy (Public domain)
What has this hard season taught you so far?
Reach out to someone you trust and simply check in.
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