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Check out Zariah's latest, "Hello, My Name Is ____" where she talks with fellow Atlanta area teens about what it's like growing up with an 'ethnic sounding' name. Click link in bio to read via VOX ATL's newsfeed. #names #ethnicnames #atlanta #discrimination
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    Do you have a name that people keep mispronouncing? VOX ATL's Zariah T. talks to teens about how annoying and disrespectful this can be. https://voxatl.org/hello-my-name-is-ethnic-name-discrimination/

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