Growing up, journalist Soledad O'Brien's mother used to tell her, "Don't let anybody ever tell you you're not black, and don't let anybody tell you you're not Latina." She tells WNYC Radio's Rebecca Carroll why it took her nearly four decades to understand what that meant. Recorded March 27, 2017 as part of our ongoing series, "How I Got Over," which explores language, race and what happens when a social construct becomes the social order. Watch the entire show: http://wny.cc/4MVy30apzF3