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DEBORAH CLIFTON: it’s to be proud…
DANYE BROWN: To be strong… EBONY RODGERS: Honestly, to be a conqueror…
BASHIR MOHAMAD: It’s to be godly. Original. The first.
TONYA DAVIS: I think we’re artistic beautiful people and it’s an honor to be born black.”
SCOTTIA HENRY: Great roots. You know determination. BETTIE SCOTT: Being African American is really
being an American. A part of everybody. TERRY GATSON: Not everyone’s gonna accept
you. You’re gonna always have struggles. But be resilient. And you’ll make it out
on top. CYNTHIA JOHNSON: “I can do anything I want.
I have no limitations.” GWENDOLYN WILLIAMS: I am different, but I’m
just as good as anyone else. CEPHUS CLIFTON: And I’m happy to be an African
American. Don’t know any other thing that would make me happier than to be an African
American.” FREEWALLS: I think that we as African Americans,
men and women, Kings and Queens, We are definitely strong in culture and in everything that we
do. KHAREN FULTON: …And to come from an Ancestry
that’s so beautiful that the story can never be completely told.
DEBORAH CLIFTON: My name is Deborah Clifton. TONYA DAVIS: Hi I’m Tonya Davis.
TERRY GATSON: My name is Terry Gatson. GWENDOLYN WILLIAMS: My name is Gwen Williams.
And this is my story. CYNTHIA JOHNSON: And this is my story.
DANYE BROWN: And this is my story.
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Black and I love it. Black and proud, but not black and loud.
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