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[marielaslife-blog]

Beyond the Code of the Streets

Among young black men who’ve made it, the Code of the Streets still exerts a pull.

"The old code remains a part of you, and with it comes a particular strain of impostor syndrome. You have learned another language, but your accent betrays you. And there are times when you wonder if the real you is not here among the professionals, but out there in the streets."