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When you're black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It's a dirty, dark secret I'm glad it's coming out.
Charles Barkley
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Charles Barkley
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 20
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Thank God for Jerry Springer's show. I thought only black folks were that screwed up until I watched Jerry Springer.
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They run like deer, jump like deer and think like deer.
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I think the biggest problem is parents are so concerned with being friends with their kids. You're not their friend. You're their parent.
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