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Jennifer R. Farmer

Feb 10, 2020

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What’s Happening to Gayle King Can Happen to Any Black Woman

What the controversial reactions can teach us about listening to and respecting Black women

A photo of Gayle King speaking at the Grammy Awards Nominations in November 2019. — Gayle King speaks during the 62nd Grammy Awards Nominations at CBS Broadcast Center on November 20, 2019 in New York City. Photo: John Lamparski/WireImage/Getty Images

Twenty-one years ago, when an ultrasound revealed I was carrying a baby boy, I cried. I knew his life in America would be hard. I knew this nation could chew Black men up and spit them out. I didn’t want him to…

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Jennifer R. Farmer

Jennifer R. Farmer

I’m a mother, trainer, lecturer and author of the forthcoming book, “First and Only: How Black Women Thrive.” Follow me on IG/Twitter @pr_whisperer.

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