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Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

Why pride is important to me:

I have lived in the closet since I was 8. Yes, 8. It was terrifying, confusing, lonely and depressing. I begged for another life every…

4 min readJun 30, 2022

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Why pride is important to me:

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Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

Enough is enough

May is mental health awareness month and on May 25th — a day after 19 children and 2 teachers were murdered — mental health was at the…

3 min readMay 26, 2022

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Enough is enough

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Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

I am free

I didn’t think I would ever get to this point in my life, if I am being honest. I have hated a major part of myself since I was eight years…

4 min readJun 20, 2021

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I am free

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Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

We still aren’t free.

To this day, the promises of Juneteenth have yet to be actualize. In 2021, over 150 years after the Emancipation proclamation and two years…

4 min readJun 19, 2021

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We still aren’t free.

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Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

Colin Kaepernick’s protest remerges as Nike, ingeniously, employs him as the face of new ad…

So, here’s the thing. And, I have tried to articulate this point, many, many times; unfortunately, it seems that such an articulation was…

4 min readSep 11, 2018

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Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

Christianity and homosexuality

I didn’t think I would have to speak on this topic: Christianity and homosexuality. But, it seems as if somewhere between Genesis and…

3 min readJun 4, 2018

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Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

January 15th 2018.

What is true, however, is that now more than ever, contrary to popular belief, racism has not been eradicated. It can no longer go…

1 min readJan 16, 2018

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Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

I’m tired.

I, much like many of you witnessed the events in Charlottesville, Virginia. I witnessed members of the alt-right host a rally, on the basis…

3 min readAug 14, 2017

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Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

American History — why appreciating it necessitates an honest account

I, like, many Americans appreciate the United States for the opportunities it presents, the freedoms that are protected under the…

4 min readJul 3, 2017

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Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

Hear us out, America

These past 24 hours or so have been filled with anger, guilt, frustration, but the reoccuring thought has been my safety, and the safety of…

3 min readJun 17, 2017

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Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

Kakra Kwesi Boye-Doe

Incoming PGY-1 Psychiatry @Northwestern McGaw Medical Center. Aspiring Child and Addiction Psychiatrist. 🇬🇭🏳️‍🌈 All Black Lives Matter.

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