"It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are."

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"It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are."

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"Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. I am still here, like a spirit roaming the night. Thirsty, hungry, seldom stopping to rest."

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"I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people have been so dogged out in the media, they're just extra sensitive."

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