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Benjamin Watson

When [Design Miami] Basel popped on the scene, it proved there’s a market for the top of the design triangle, which will lead the wide base beneath it.
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Beneath Design Market Proved Triangle
I’M OFFENDED, because of the insulting comments I’ve seen that are not only insensitive but dismissive to the painful experiences of others.
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Experiences Insulting Painful Racism
A consistent and heart-filled effort to completion is the foundation of excellent work.
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Effort Excellent Heart Work
When we look at our children, I think a lot of the troubles we’re having as a society is because we don’t have strong fathers in these families that can tell their kids that they can do more.
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Children Father Strong
I’M HOPEFUL, because I know that while we still have race issues in America, we enjoy a much different normal than those of our parents and grandparents.
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America Beautiful Race
I’M ANGRY because the stories of injustice that have been passed down for generations seem to be continuing before our very eyes.
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Eye Generations Racism
I’M FEARFUL because in the back of my mind I know that although I’m a law abiding citizen I could still be looked upon as a “threat” to those who don’t know me. So I will continue to have to go the extra mile to earn the benefit of the doubt.
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Doubt Law Racism
I see it in my personal relationships with teammates, friends and mentors. And it’s a beautiful thing.
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Beautiful Friend Mentor Personal Relationship Thing
Moral failure occurs when people lose focus and gradually drift off the path.
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Focus Path People
You CAN be what you want to be. Whatever that is.
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Destiny Entrepreneur Want
Sometimes I’m just as prejudiced as people I point fingers at. And that’s not right. How can I look at white skin and make assumptions but not want assumptions made about me? That’s not right.
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Assumption People Point Situation Sometimes
The cure for the Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Eric Garner tragedies is not education or exposure. It’s the Gospel. So, finally, I’M ENCOURAGED because the Gospel gives mankind hope.
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Encourage Eric Giving Mankind Tragedy
I’M INTROSPECTIVE, because sometimes I want to take “our” side without looking at the facts in situations like these. Sometimes I feel like it’s us against them.
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People Racism White
I believe that I have a platform because God blessed me with the talent to play football. Having that talent, my job is to be responsible with it.
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Believe Football Jobs
I’M SAD, because another young life was lost from his family, the racial divide has widened, a community is in shambles, accusations, insensitivity hurt and hatred are boiling over, and we may never know the truth about what happened that day.
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Community Hurt Racism
I’M HOPELESS, because I’ve lived long enough to expect things like this to continue to happen. I’m not surprised and at some point my little children are going to inherit the weight of being a minority and all that it entails.
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Children Long Racism

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