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"I cannot go home as who I am. When I speak of home, I mean not only the familial constellation from which I grew, but the entire black community. The black press, the black church, the black academicians, the black literati, and the black left. Where is my reflection? I am most often rendered invisible. Perceived as a threat to the family, or I am tolerated if I'm silent and inconspicuous. I cannot go home as who I am, and…