Salem - The Beauty You Are

Salem – The Beauty You Are

I was in the 7th grade, I was being teased on the bus. This one kid. I don’t know why he bothered me or said what he said. … He called me a gorilla. That shook me.

Salem - The Beauty You Are
Salem - The Beauty You Are

When asked about a situation when her skin color was an obvious thing.

I’ve never been put in a situation, in Baltimore, where I feel like I noticed the color of my skin, I know I’m black. That’s never happened form be in Baltimore.