I Will Not Be On This Planet.

Does A Black Person Make Them An African American? No. There Are Hispanics That Are Very, Very Dark Skinned So The Word Has Lost Its Meaning, It's Not A Very Concise Or Proper Word To Use Even Today And It Wasn't Then.

I Grew Up In A Family Where We Weren't Allowed To Talk About Beauty Or To Put Any Emphasis On Physical Appearance.

I Felt Beauty Was A Magnet For Abuse, And I Had Suffered Greatly For It.

At The Beginning, My Ambition Was Never To Break Down Doors. It Was Just To Earn Tuition For Myself And Work In An Industry Where Women Hadn't Been Allowed Or Invited. That's All I Wanted To Do, Not Thinking That I Would Make Waves, Change Minds, Excite People, Incite People, Turn On People, Repulse People.

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