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slash UK slash AI for people. Welcome to the Moth podcast. I'm Suzanne Rust, and in this episode,

in honor of Black History Month,

we'll be showcasing three stories from black storytellers,

all on the universal theme of growing up.

First up, we have Whitney McGuire,

who told this story at a community and education showcase in New York.

Here's Whitney, live at the Mall.

I'm 13 years old, and I just got off of the school bus,

and I'm ascending forest green paint-chip stairs up to a forest green paint-chipped porch,

being careful to avoid the cobwebs in the corners of the doorway,

and I smell the spicy, sweet scent of sandalwood incense coming from the doorway.

My mom is in the kitchen mopping.

She greets me and she hands me a tattered rag and I know I'm going to get an assignment

Go wipe down the mirrors clean the toilet blah blah blah I know this ritual because we do it often

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