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And I just thought about that idea of, you know, when she was teaching you about how your value is tied to your service to others, and you wanted to fight that and talk about liberation. And my question is, what is your advice to Black women who are in spaces that are not designed for them or not designed for them to own those spaces?

And I just thought about that idea of, you know, when she was teaching you about how your value is tied to your service to others, and you wanted to fight that and talk about liberation. And my question is, what is your advice to Black women who are in spaces that are not designed for them or not designed for them to own those spaces?

How do you encourage them to own the space and to liberate themselves?

How do you encourage them to own the space and to liberate themselves?

How do you encourage them to own the space and to liberate themselves?

I do. I do. There was actually a line about Johnny that just I stopped and I had to read it again. And I started to cry because you said Johnny was obviously gay by the time he was three years old. And I felt like I already knew the end of the sentence was going to be about how hard and struggle and traumatic it was. I'm from New Iberia. Which is right up from Weeks Island.

I do. I do. There was actually a line about Johnny that just I stopped and I had to read it again. And I started to cry because you said Johnny was obviously gay by the time he was three years old. And I felt like I already knew the end of the sentence was going to be about how hard and struggle and traumatic it was. I'm from New Iberia. Which is right up from Weeks Island.

I do. I do. There was actually a line about Johnny that just I stopped and I had to read it again. And I started to cry because you said Johnny was obviously gay by the time he was three years old. And I felt like I already knew the end of the sentence was going to be about how hard and struggle and traumatic it was. I'm from New Iberia. Which is right up from Weeks Island.

So, like, I thought of my own experience and how hard the rest, you know, the description would be. But then the second half of the sentence just took me aback because you said, and I never knew him to hide that light. And you describing his gayness as a light just, it made me so emotional because it made me think of myself and look back at the little boy I was.

So, like, I thought of my own experience and how hard the rest, you know, the description would be. But then the second half of the sentence just took me aback because you said, and I never knew him to hide that light. And you describing his gayness as a light just, it made me so emotional because it made me think of myself and look back at the little boy I was.

So, like, I thought of my own experience and how hard the rest, you know, the description would be. But then the second half of the sentence just took me aback because you said, and I never knew him to hide that light. And you describing his gayness as a light just, it made me so emotional because it made me think of myself and look back at the little boy I was.

And the story I have about how hard and shameful and you had to hide and suppress. And then I was able to really look at myself and see light there. And it just was amazing. It was an extraordinary act of like unconditional love. And I just wonder if it felt like that to you or if it just felt normal, like that's how your family was. No big deal.

And the story I have about how hard and shameful and you had to hide and suppress. And then I was able to really look at myself and see light there. And it just was amazing. It was an extraordinary act of like unconditional love. And I just wonder if it felt like that to you or if it just felt normal, like that's how your family was. No big deal.

And the story I have about how hard and shameful and you had to hide and suppress. And then I was able to really look at myself and see light there. And it just was amazing. It was an extraordinary act of like unconditional love. And I just wonder if it felt like that to you or if it just felt normal, like that's how your family was. No big deal.

I do. I was married six years, divorced for eight, recently remarried. And though there was infidelity in my marriage, the things that existed before I got married with my husband was very much present in my marriage. I just didn't see it. So the question is really, when you had the early signs from Matthew, what made you want to commit or move ahead anyways? But then what kept you there?

I do. I was married six years, divorced for eight, recently remarried. And though there was infidelity in my marriage, the things that existed before I got married with my husband was very much present in my marriage. I just didn't see it. So the question is really, when you had the early signs from Matthew, what made you want to commit or move ahead anyways? But then what kept you there?

I do. I was married six years, divorced for eight, recently remarried. And though there was infidelity in my marriage, the things that existed before I got married with my husband was very much present in my marriage. I just didn't see it. So the question is really, when you had the early signs from Matthew, what made you want to commit or move ahead anyways? But then what kept you there?

Hi, Oprah and Miss Tina. I met my husband shortly after his first wife passed away. And as someone who's mothering five children, so two biological and three step children, I tend to just doubt myself and constantly feel like I'm not enough of a mother to each of them or my own expectations. And I think that's why I was personally so moved and

Hi, Oprah and Miss Tina. I met my husband shortly after his first wife passed away. And as someone who's mothering five children, so two biological and three step children, I tend to just doubt myself and constantly feel like I'm not enough of a mother to each of them or my own expectations. And I think that's why I was personally so moved and

Hi, Oprah and Miss Tina. I met my husband shortly after his first wife passed away. And as someone who's mothering five children, so two biological and three step children, I tend to just doubt myself and constantly feel like I'm not enough of a mother to each of them or my own expectations. And I think that's why I was personally so moved and