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I Started Speaking About What I Was Dealing With Through My Music, And 4 Million Women Responded And Said, 'us Too, Mary.' And I Didn't Know That Everyone Was Hurting Like I Was Hurting. I Had No Idea.

If You're Looking For Inner Peace From The Outside World, You're Not Going To Get That. The Inner Peace Starts With Looking At You From The Inside.

I Used To Think I Was Ugly. I Thought I Looked Like A Camel. A Person Who Doesn't Love Themselves, They Will See Anything That Pops Up On Their Face. I've Seen Squirrels, I've Seen A Bird, And I've Seen All Kinds Of Animals On My Face. But That Is The Result Of Self-hate. I've Learned To Say: 'you Know What? I Am A Beautiful Black Woman'.

You Can't Get Around Pain And Opposition, But You Can Try To Be Joyful In The Trial, And Thank Yourself For The Trial, And Thank God For The Strength To Get Through It.

I Do Consider Myself Part Of Black History.