Healing begins where the wound was made.

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When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.

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I think the only reason Clarence Thomas is on the court is because he is black. — Joe Biden

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Did you know that the human voice is the only pure instrument? That it has notes no other instrument has? It's like being between the keys of a piano. The notes are there, you can sing them, but they can't be found on any instrument. That's like me. I live in between this. I live in both worlds, the black and white world.- Nina Simone

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It's an artist's duty to reflect the times in which we live.- Nina Simone

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The emancipation of man is the emancipation of labor and the emancipation of labor is the freeing of that basic majority of workers who are yellow, brown and black.

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It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice. - Deng Xiaoping

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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I'm looking for, I'd like to do a lead action role. Whilst I'm still young and I still have the looks, I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that. He's got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.

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I love a black wedding dress.

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I'm a real rebel with a cause.- Nina Simone

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