My family has always had Cape Verdean pride but I don't think it was something the kids in the family necessarily understood. However, I was very conscious of the fact that both sides of my family were drastically different and my aunts, cousins, and uncles varied in different shades of brown.
Aeriel MirandaI do everything I can on a daily basis just so I can have something to give back to the world.
Aeriel MirandaMy friends are a crayola box. They highlight different colors of my being, representing different aspects of my personalty, I've noticed.
Aeriel Miranda