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I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic make-up, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

Denzel Washington

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Denzel Washington
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 28
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