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Bonnie Greer is an American playwright born on November 16, 1948. Her works are known for their profound social commentary and strong personal style, addressing themes of race, gender, and identity.

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“The official erasure of any existence before enslavement – as if black Americans did not exist before the yolk and the chains and whip – has always created a passion for us. Black people need to find out. We have to find out Who We Are and Where We Come From.”

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“Through her voice I saw a free woman, down on her land, a woman who knew how to kill her own chickens, hunt her own possum, cut her own cotton, fix her own roof, make her own whiskey, walk in her own shoes, and speak her mind, tell her own story. A black woman. Ready for the journey. The Journey.”

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“When I was a child, to call someone 'black' was an insult, a curse word, something that made you fight. But to me it contains all of the history of oppression and resistance, of being close to the soil and the sky, of plain speaking. Of The Journey.”

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“I've been feminist for most of my life, it is a constantly evolving idea, not something static.”

Ideas Feminist Evolve Static

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“We should differentiate between criminals who make violent threats online, and trolls who are just arseholes”

Should Threat Criminals Violent Online Differentiate Troll Arseholes

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“There are lots of kinds of feminism, but ultimately it's about letting people be human beings”

People Humans Kind Human Beings Feminism

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“We live in a very gynophobic society”

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“The future is in great hands with feminists such as Carla Buzasi, Caroline Criado-Perez, Lucy-Anne Holmes”

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Born: November 16, 1948
Known for: Playwright
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