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Loving God is like my being black. I just am. [No one says] 'You know what? I'm gonna be blacker today!' It's my culture. It's not something I put on or take off or show more. You just communicate that in the way you live your life.

Angela Bassett

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Angela Bassett
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 16
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Angela Evelyn Bassett
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