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My paternal grandmother gave me the courage to investigate things and not take things at face value or judge people by what I first imagine them to be.

Erykah Badu

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Erykah Badu
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 26
Actor
Composer
Jazz Musician
Poet
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Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Writer
Dallas
Texas
Erica Abi Wright
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