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I would never have smoked - I gave up years ago.
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My mentally ill brother going to juvenile hall when he was 14. It led to his incarceration from 14 to almost 40.
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A Donny Hathaway song called Be Real Black For Me.
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My mother, because she is vivacious, amazing, brilliant, giving, strong and powerful.
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In elementary school. I loved learning.
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For the service I gave to the black folk.
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