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“I understand we love to talk about black girl magic, but sometimes that is a term that allows people to put us in this character like we're not real people that feel real things.” quote by Jodie Turner-Smith — Download Open image

“I understand we love to talk about black girl magic, but sometimes that is a term that allows people to put us in this character like we're not real people that feel real things.”

Jodie Turner-Smith

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