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Young people coming up who are having difficulty with their so-called celebrity need to get back into their lives. It's your life and you can't let the fact that you do something pretty good take away the joy of it.

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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