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Wilson said her father read her essay and said he recalled going to her school to talk about the incident.

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PHOTO: In a piece The Players' Tribune, WNBA player A'ja Wilson, 23, shared her own experiences as a Black woman -- stressing how regardless of her status, she's "been through it, too."
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\"It's things like that, as a family we all went through,\" Wilson said. \"It's something I'm sure my mom, my dad hated going through.\"

Fans and friends reacted to Wilson's essay after she shared the link on Twitter.

@_ajawilson22 I just read your article,\"Dear Black Girls\"with my daughter and it was truly inspiring. I was in Dallas that weekend and remember the joy on y'all faces when y'all won. Salute to you Queen. Keep rising ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/IKq0kMQN4X

— LewDawg (@LDawg409) July 20, 2020

Wilson said she also addressed certain stereotypes like Black women being \"loud,\" \"ghetto\" and \"too much.\" She wants to encourage girls to always speak out, regardless of what people say.

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\"It's tough because no matter what, you're always going to get labeled,\" Wilson told \"GMA.\" \"If I get mad or upset, I'm seen as the angry Black woman.\"

\"Go out on a limb ... don't feel like you have to say things a certain way, or look a certain way,\" she added. \"Take that chance of speaking your truth and being who you are.\"

Wilson wants girls to know that they're part of the movement toward change -- just as she uses her own platform to promote justice for Breonna Taylor, a Louisville, Kentucky, woman who was shot and killed by police earlier this year.

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PHOTO: In a piece The Players' Tribune, WNBA player A'ja Wilson, 23, shared her own experiences as a Black woman -- stressing how regardless of her status, she's "been through it, too."
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\"That could be me, that could be my mom,\" Wilson said. \"I want every young girl to know that's not all about police brutality.\"

\"The key thing is demanding a change around us so we're not the next hashtag.\"

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