i am bald, i am black...

I am bald.  I have alopecia.

I am black.  I have cocoa brown skin. 

When people see me, they often see "bald" first and ME second.

They immediately make false assumptions over which I have no control.

I am bald, and that's a big part of me.  

But that's not ME.

When people see me, they often see "black" first and ME second.

They immediately make false assumptions over which I have no control.

I am black, and that's a big part of me.

But that's not ME.

I want you to talk to me like I'm the same as you.

Just because I'm bald doesn't mean what you think it does.

Don't ignore my difference, but affirm it as beautiful.

Bald IS beautiful.

It's made me who I am.  

But it's not who I am.

I want you to talk to me like I'm the same as you.

Just because I'm black doesn't mean what you think it does.

Don't ignore my difference, but affirm it as beautiful.

Black IS beautiful.

It's made me who I am.

But it's not who I am.

I am bald.  I am black.

I am different, but I am the same.