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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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Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.

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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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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