Life As The Enemy
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It is hard being a american. It's even more harder to be a black american. You watch your back, never having fun. You read the newspaper and see more of the black community are gunned down. Now, its to the point where blacks are a prime target.
Kevin Owens came from a middle class family and attends a prestigeous private school. He experiences prejudice and discrimination outside his school and home. Whenever he was with his friends, the police authorities would attempt to provoke him or arrest him. For him, it wouldn't happen. Until the one day he didn't walk with his friends and he was alone.
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