Those matches were big events in my life because we
traveled downtown to the Robinson Auditorium, a place
usually reserved for white people only. Those were the
times when I got to go outside my neighborhood,
outside the world where I spent most of my life. We sat
in the same room with white folks, able to observe them
close up. I wanted to get to know them better, to see
what it was they had that put them in charge.
O is surprised by public race restrictions.
O cherishes her rare worldly experiences.
O enjoys time spent with her grandmother.
longs to have a more diverse neighborhood.