Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr. (Nikki Giovanni) Quotes
Being Black and poor is, I think, radically different from being anything else and poor. Poor, to most Blacks, is a state of mind. Those who accept it are poor; those who struggle are middle class.
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
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Being Black and poor is, I think, radically different from being anything else and poor. Poor, to most Blacks, is a state of mind. Those who accept it are poor; those who struggle are middle class.
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
