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What is the significance of the title "Mekonnen aka Mack aka Huey Freakin’ Newton"?
Mekonnen is a recent immigrant to the United States. He and his family jumped around to a few different places before settling in Brooklyn. Mekonnen is confused about his identity and where he fits into this new country. The title of the story represents Mekonnen's different identities: his family calls him Mekonnen; his white classmates call him Mack; and his local neighborhood clique of Black middle schoolers give him the nickname Huey Newton. Mekonnen compartmentalizes his different identities, which prevents him from fully understanding and expressing racist acts that have happened...
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