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This read is so beautiful, Iā€™m so proud of our wonderful and amazing heritage šŸ™šŸ½ā¤ļø

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<3 So much to be proud of! Thank you so much for reading, Leonie!

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Aahhh - Ruby Dee - certainly one of few eminently watchable, and always compellingly believable performers, in all three media - stage, film and TV. She left high marks to be striven for by anyone.

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Fully agree, Gene. I've just watched her brief appearance in 1979's tv film I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRDS SING to add it to Black Film Archive and it perfectly illustrates your point.

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Thank you Maya. Enjoyed being reminded of Ruby Dee and the shoulders that the children stand on.

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Exactly this. Thank you so much for reading!

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