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It Is A Dangerous Time To Be A Black Woman In America. It’s A Time When We Are Not Safe In The Streets Or At Home Or At School Or At Work And Nobody Seems To Be Able To Do Anything About It. Nobody. Not Us. Not Our Mommas. Not The Police. Not The People We Elected To Look Out For Our Interests. Nobody. We’re Just Out Here. (p.53)