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Irma Kaelemakule: Why must we see race? God made us all

I am getting a little tired of hearing about race. Why can’t people look at a person and not see race? They are just another person, like you and me. When I was very young I learned a phrase that I never forgot. All creatures, great and small; the Lord God made them all. Every living thing.

Irma Kaelemakule, Modesto

This story was originally published September 25, 2017 at 1:31 PM with the headline "Irma Kaelemakule: Why must we see race? God made us all."

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