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" I don't have a problem showing vulnerability. "

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" I'm all about black folks working together and progressing together. "

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" When all is said and done, I want to die exhausted and empty because I gave everything that was in me. I believe that's why we're all here: to give of ourselves to one another to help create a better world, because you can't take it with you. "

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" I'm a proud Ellington alum. It has everything to do with who I am. "

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" What I've learned is that what most women really want deep down inside is time to get to know you - and your undivided attention. They want it to be about them for a little while. "

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