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What Does It Mean To 'Sound Black'?07:53
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October 12, 2020

Ciku Theuri

Here & Now producer Ciku Theuri (Photo courtesy)

Here & Now producer Ciku Theuri is Black but, for much of her life, she's been told she doesn't sound like it. She describes her journey of accepting her linguistic identity in this essay.

Ciku Theuri and her mother, Serah Theuri.

Ciku Theuri and her cousin Martha Migui.

This segment aired on October 12, 2020.

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