Growing Up Black Slash Quote Mexican in America?

Kerry Washington is the author of a book about growing up black slash quote Mexican in America. His dad told him when he was little that if you're black, tell people "you're Mexican" He's been called the N-word 16 times since moving to Nashville and has lived there for 10 years. It wasn't so hard as a kid because his mom was basically white,. my dad was black, I could lean into a certain identity - but still didn't get to avoid the racism 'that is special'