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Kiara Johnson, a Black seventeen-year-old living in Oakland, California, with her older brother, Marcus, receives a notice that their rent is increasing. She laughs it off, as she and Marcus cannot pay the current rent. Kiara retrieves her nine-year-old neighbor, Trevor, and walks him to the school-bus stop. She then goes to a restaurant, where the owner’s daughter, Alé, prepares food for her. Kiara explains to Alé that she can’t find a job aside from the work she has at a liquor store. Kiara is frustrated that Marcus is not searching for a job. Alé reminds Kiara that it is “funeral day,” and the two leave the restaurant.
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