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It is time to Do-Better, I’m Judging You!

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August 23, 2016

When Luvvie Ajayi moves to America in the 5th grade from Nigeria, she is misunderstood. Many Americans think of Africa as one place and not 54 separate countries with different cultures and issues. I loved when she answered a question from another elementary school student and essentially said: “Yes, you are right I used to live in a hut with lions in our backyard and we had nine bedrooms.”

During my travels, I have noticed many misunderstandings of other places. I have many myself. On my first day of college in Philadelphia, Monica from across the hall in the dorm looked at me and said, “I do not believe you. You are not from Los Angeles.” I looked at her and said, “Really?” She said, “You don’t have blond hair. Everyone in LA has blond hair.” That was an enlightening day for me. I did grow up in Los Angeles but she did not believe me.

Luvvie shares many ways in her new book, VIDEO: