Every African-American I know has two faces. There's the face that we have for ourselves and the face we put on for white America for the places we have to get to. (Lee Daniels)

Every African-American I know has two faces. There's the face that we have for ourselves and the face we put on for white America for the places we have to get to.

Lee Daniels

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