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Tag: gymanstics

December 10, 2025 by Edith Campbell

review: Balancing Act

Lives are validated not through what reviewers often see as ‘gritty’ but a very nuanced layering of Black classicism.  Even though she provides a fictitious urban setting, these teen’s reality isn’t directly about racism, income, or gender. It’s about the balancing act they do to survive every day.

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