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I felt like I was being attacked, personally attacked - our community was attacked. Now, I gotta get in their face. I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman. And I'm proud to be gay.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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With a black president, I can relax... I can dance in public... I can buy a whole watermelon now.
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