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I am a WomanPhenomenally.Phenomenal Woman,that's me.

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We, the black people, the most displaced, the poorest, the most maligned and scourged, we had the glorious task of reclaiming the soul and saving the ...more

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I'm interested in women's health because I'm a woman. I'd be a darn fool not to be on my own side.

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The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight.

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The Black female is assaulted in her tender years by all those common forces of nature at the same time she is caught in the tripartite crossfire of m...more

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Go," she whispered. "Go. Show them you spell your name W-O-M-A-N.

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She said, 'No, you learned that you have power - power and determination. I love you and I am proud of you. With those two things, you can go anywhere...more

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Frequently, I have been asked how I got to be this way. How did I, born black in a white country, poor in a society where wealth is adored and sought ...more

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All my ways of being are musical and mysterious.Yet I embrace you openly.Ripe with expectancy.

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Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's sizeBut when I start to tell them,They think I'm telling lies...more

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The black mother perceives destruction at every door, ruination at each window, and even she herself is not beyond her own suspicion. She questions wh...more