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By Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — With a sea-green sleeveless shell showing off first-lady-worthy biceps, Connie Briscoe could be Michelle Obama's older sister-in-arms.
The author of five best-selling novels about black women's lives and loves, Briscoe is a serene presence in the f… Continue
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By ALLEN G. BREED
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Upon his election in 1992, Bill Clinton — affectionately referred to as the nation's first black president — asked Maya Angelou to compose a poem and read it at his inauguration. Angelou feels a new poem welling up inside her following Barack Obama's election, bu… Continue
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Dear Brother Obama,
You have no idea, really, of how profound this moment is for us. Us being the black people of the Southern United States. You think you know, because you are thoughtful, and you have studied our history. But seeing you deliver the torch so many others before you carried, yea… Continue
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A. Hall was born in Lafayette Louisiana, on October 30, 1981. She grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana, but currently resides in Houston, Texas. She is an author, writer, poet, spoken word artist, songwriter, dancer, model, performer, and single mother. She is best known for her poetry as a spo… Continue
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So many of us have not been able to achieve what you have; to do what you’ve done. Until now, we’ve only have obscure images of Camille & Bill or Jada & Will to look up to as our icons of strong, black relationships. But now there’s you! And although you’ve no doubt done this “… Continue
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