I think there`s so much of us broken for Americans and particularly African-Americans. I think it`s impossible to … - Jamilah Lemieux

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The power of a king lies in his mighty arms; that of a brahmana in his spiritual knowledge; and that of a woman in her beauty youth and sweet words.

Jamilah Lemieux

I think there`s so much of us broken for Americans and particularly African-Americans. I think it`s impossible to separate fully some 50-plus allegations of sexual misconduct or sexual assault from Bill Cosby is as a philanthropist or an actor.

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There`s no joy to be had seeing any black man, any black man taking a perp walk, let alone some of whom meant so much to us for so long.

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Identity is very personal. . . identity is political. My identity is what is and it is what it's gonna be. And I don't think that any information will change that profoundly. . . I [already] know that I am a Black woman, and a Black woman who has mixed some heritage, like most African Americans.

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I identify as African American. I identify as Black. Black is something I share with other descendants of Africa, African-American is something I share with other Black descendants of America and both of those identities are of equal importance to me.

African American, Black, Identify, Identity, Share

I think that the language that we use is a ritual, that my [maternal] grandmother was called "Big Mama" is a ritual, that my daughter calls my father "Baba" and my mother "Mama" is a ritual. There are common African-American rituals that are a part of my experience. If I ever get married some day I would like to jump the broom.

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