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" I pray with my whole soul that the divide-and-conquerers among us will not triumph over us. We need each other in this world so desperately. "

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" I don't think the arts would have been as meaningful to me if I hadn't grown up in Harlem. "

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" I don't know who I would be if I weren't this child from Harlem, this woman from Harlem. It's in me so deep. "

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