February 3rd 7:45pm - Darker Skin = Win

When her children were young, my grandma emerged from her house to find her oldest son, my dad, in line for a running competition, his skin enveloped in black. When she inquired why he had covered his skin, his response was that he wanted to win.
He sincerely believed that if his skin were darker than his opponents, he would win the race.

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