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    <body><![CDATA[This woman is amazing.  Interesting take on her life, the pressures of being black, and how to reconcile your individuality.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Giving light to so many in need of finding a way to know themselves in a deeper way.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[From reading being black, I learned two extremely important things about lige;the first being that for &quot;us&quot; as a people to expeienceprogression we must view everything with an attitude that we are all in this together. THE SECOND IS THAT BRINGING DOWN EACH OTHER HURTS US MORE THAN ANYONE E...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3707673">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[just the authors personal experience in being a practicing buddhist I really enjoyed it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A book a good friend recommended to me.]]></body>
    
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