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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamilah-lemieux/i-identify-as-african-american-i-identify-as-black-black-is-something/)

[Jamilah Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamilah-lemieux/)

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## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamilah-lemieux/i-think-there-s-so-much-of-us-broken-for-americans-and-particularly/)

[Jamilah Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamilah-lemieux/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamilah-lemieux/there-s-no-joy-to-be-had-seeing-any-black-man-any-black-man-taking-a/)

[Jamilah Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamilah-lemieux/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamilah-lemieux/identity-is-very-personal-identity-is-political-my-identity-is-what/)

[Jamilah Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamilah-lemieux/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamilah-lemieux/i-identify-as-african-american-i-identify-as-black-black-is-something/)

[Jamilah Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamilah-lemieux/)

> [ I think that the language that we use is a ritual, that my \[maternal\] grandmother was called "Big Mama" is a ritual, that my… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamilah-lemieux/i-think-that-the-language-that-we-use-is-a-ritual-that-my-maternal/)

[Jamilah Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamilah-lemieux/)

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