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Nakia had come across Conrad and Juanita's box of Obama family memorabilia--novelty plates, buttons, their tickets to the first inauguration--when she helped them to pack up to move back to New Jersey. A time capsule of wild hope, almost painful to look back on now.
"We really thought that man was gonna be the Black Messiah or something," she said. "What a time."
"Yeah, turns out he was very much not," January said. "And white people ain't been okay since. Look at them.
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― The Wilderness
― The Wilderness
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A shaft of sunlight pierced the dark cluds and she looked up to see a silver lining. It was a sign, she thought.
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