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Contributed on June 12, 2008
Having Nigerian Grandfather, Paul Eford, and Blackfoot Native American Grandmother, Emma Lee Price, gave me a sense of pride and a desire to become independent. Being the first female host/producer of any hiphop music video talk show on Cable TV was a cha
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