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\"The heaviness that comes with the reality of being free.\"

I visited the African American History Museum and walked out activated. This episode is about what our ancestors carried so we could have options they never did — and what we owe them with the lives we're living right now. This one hits different.

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\"The heaviness that comes with the reality of being free.\"