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We black women are the single group in the West intact. And anybody can see we're pretty shaky. We are, however (all praises), the only group that derives its identity from itself.
Nikki Giovanni
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Nikki Giovanni
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 7
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Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
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It's really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me.
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Art offers sanctuary to everyone willing to open their Hearts as well as their Eyes.
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Everybody that loves freedom loves Harriet Tubman because she was determined not only to be free, but to make free as many people as she could.
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Floating to shore...riding a low moon...on a slow cloud.
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and sometimes I sit down at my typewriter and I think not of someone cause there isn't anyone to think about and i wonder is it worth it
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Black love is black wealth
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We obviously need the truth. We're living in a country of lies.
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Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for those who love us.
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If I can't do what I want to do, then my job is to not do what I want to do. It's not the same thing, but it's the best thing I can do.
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Nina Simone's music is incredibly honest. That's like saying, Why does Jesus' word still stay around? It's incredibly honest and it's good.
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[My] Books are like puppies and children: you love each one for different reasons. I don't actually have a favorite because, if I were honest, I'm always more excited about what is coming.
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A lot is yet to be enjoyed. I'd like to stomp grapes for wine. Go to Antarctica. Have dinner with Venus Williams who is the greatest tennis player ever.
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Most of my books are a two-year project. I tend to follow my heart and my mind and research materials where they take me.
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The job of the architect becomes more difficult in this secular age. Where once he had a god to extol, he now has humans like himself where once he had he, he now has she and they.
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We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.
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We love because it's the only true adventure.
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I am a huge fan of the Black woman. I never hesitate to recommend her when times are bad or things go wrong.
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