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Birth
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Her father sent herself and her brother to stamps as their parents marriage had ended
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She was raped by her mothers boyfriend
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She had been on mute for almost 5 years
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Dropped out of school to become San Fransisco’s first African-American female car conductor
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Aged 16 she ave birth to her son Guy Johnson
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Recorded her first album “calypso lady”.
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Moved to New York & joined the Harlem writers guide
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Returned to America & helped Malcolm X build a new organisation
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Won a Grammy award for “phenomenal woman”
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Death