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When I was growing up, my mother used to say, 'Don't ever bring no nappy-head Black girl to my house.' In the deep South in the '50s, '60s and '70s, the shade of your Blackness was considered important. So I, unfortunately, grew up hearing that message.
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"When I was growing up, my mother used to say, 'Don't ever bring no nappy-head Black girl to my house.' In the deep South in the '50s, '60s and '70s, the shade of your Blackness was considered important. So I, unfortunately, grew up hearing that message."
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When I was growing up, my mother used to say, 'Don't ever bring no nappy-head Black girl to my house.' In the deep South in the '50s, '60s and '70s, the shade of your Blackness was considered important. So I, unfortunately, grew up hearing that message. — Mathew Knowles

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Mathew Knowles was a Businessman from United States (1952–present).

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Who said "When I was growing up, my mother used to say, 'Don't ever bring no nappy-head B…"?
This quote is attributed to Mathew Knowles, a Businessman from United States.
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Mathew Knowles lived from 1952 – present.