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I write about African women, that's really my topic. I have no shame or qualm in it because it's a very underrepresented topic, which is part of the reason I started to write.
Danai Gurira
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Danai Gurira
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: February 14
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Grinnell
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Danai Jekesai Gurira
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