WHEN I WAS A KID, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO WORK 2-4X AS HARD AS EVERYBODY ELSE IN ORDER TO BE NOTICED FOR MY HARD WORK. IDK IF THIS ACTUALLY COMBATTED ANY "RACISM" IN THE CLASSROOMS I WAS IN, BUT IT SURE AS HECK MADE ME VALUE HARD WORK ABOVE COLOR. THANKS, MOM!