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I Think What I Am Is A "convener"; I Like To Convene People Around Ideas.
-Anna Deavere Smith
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I Think What I Am Is A
Anna Deavere Smith
I Think What I Am Is A "convener"; I Like To Convene People Around Ideas.
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