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Baker Boy, a ‘superhero’ to his remote community, wants other Indigenous kids to follow his lead – ABC News
Outside of a music career that has earned him numerous awards and tens of millions of streams, Danzal Baker has become a powerful advocate for young Indigenous Australians realising their potential.
Danzal Baker learned early on about the affect of shame in remote Indigenous communities.
“I’ve seen that happen so often,” the 23-year-old rapper and dancer says.
Growing up in the Arnhem Land communities of Milingimbi and Maningrida, he had cousins who could have excelled in gymnastics or AFL, he says, but lacked the confidence to push themselves.
“A lot of good opportunities that come through that…
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