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Bonus: Lena Richard

Womanica

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Lena Richard's Gumbo

Lena richard was born into a segregated country, and she died without ever knowing that that would change. She claimed a new place for herself, publicly, apologetically, in america's kitchens and living rooms and opened the door for others to come. I can't help but think about what els she could have done had she been able to stay on t v at a time where those local programms started broadcasting nationally. Do you ever wonder what might have happened if she hadn't died so young? And so suddenly i think about it a lot, actually. You know, she is a roll model of mine, and i think a roll model for many people who know her story

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