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My mixed-race background made me a broad person, able to relate to different cultures. But any woman of colour, even a mixed colour, is seen as black in America. So that's how I regard myself.
Alicia Keys
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Alicia Keys
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 24
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Alicia J. Augello Cook
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