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	Other Tongues: Mixed-Race Women Speak Out by Adebe De Rango-Adem (Goodreads Author) (editor), Andrea Thompson (Editor), Sheila Addiscott 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.”
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