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You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now.
Angela Davis
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Angela Davis
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 29
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Birmingham
Alabama
Angela Yvonne Davis
Angela Y. Davis
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