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People, and we so have so much more to people. the book is ultd madly about identity. we have the power to share that a little more. >> you used a think tank of sorts? >> yeah, a panel. >> to ask important questions, it became chapter titles of the book. for example, when did you first realize you were black? >> that was a powerful question. >> it is. its the kind of question, you first hear is it, you laugh, you go, wait a minute. when does a baby -- when does an infant, a toddler, when does it...

Its the kind of question, you first hear is it, you laugh, you go, wait a minute. when does a baby -- when does an infant, a toddler, when does it hit? >> i talked to derek ashawn hes featured in the book. he said, i was born in africa, everybody was black. i didnt realize i was black until i came to the middle east and american, and then it was very much reinforced in him that he was black. for some people it comes much later, in general, the stories were a little funny and sad. theres a little...