And it was very difficult for me not to turn into that little black girl from the Bay Area and roll my neck and say, look, I'm a poet.

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"It's a calamity - my baby was such a lovely girl who always gave me joy and happiness, " he said.

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My sixth-grade class was reading this happy, snoozy tale about a girl and her horse, and my friend Michelle sneaked me the Wyndham book, which chronicles the end of the civilized world.

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"When I was a little girl my favorite doll was named Petra and I carried her around with me everywhere, " the designer explains as Vujevic struts down the narrow path in between racks of clothing and accessories littering the floor.

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"My mother used to tell me stories about Mulan when I was a little girl and its just one of those stories thats been passed on down from generation to generation for thousands of years, " says Ming-Na Wen, who brings to life the character Mulan.

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My Dad taught me the face of bravery, learning as a young girl about his service and and as I observed the way he lived his life.

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The younger boy had been in "a short dating relationship" with the girl, but he told authorities that "she's rude and always made fun of me and my friends, " court papers said.

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