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Culture and Legacy: Mmachi Dimoriaku and Sharif El-Mekki - Mmachi Dimoriaku

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“I just felt like I was always in this cultural rift.”

Photo by Jason Falchook

Mmachi Dimoriaku struggles with her given name, and Sharif El-Mekki walks in the shadow of his parents.

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Mmachi Dimoriaku struggles with her given name.

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Sharif El-Mekki wants to follow in the footsteps of his Black Panther father.

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Sharif's father.

Sharif's mother.

Sharif as a young teacher with a student.

Sharif's father.

Young Sharif.