So much of what blacks and women contend with is …– Margo Jefferson
So much of what blacks and women contend with is centered in how we view, and how the world views, our bodies. Gestures, voices, affect.
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So much of what blacks and women contend with is centered in how we view, and how the world views, our bodies. Gestures, voices, affect.
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