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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.” quote by Jamilah Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/jamilah-lemieux-61755_african-american_identity-is-very-personal-identity-is-po_967159.jpg)
