Many people have said and think Sister Souljah is a racist. She has made a statement to let people know she is not a racist. She considers herself of being a black sister with an unselfish heart and wants to be heard and will be heard. Sister Souljah has impacted and affected our society today. To some people she is a threat and some people admire her work, thoughts, and music. She has stated ''I am mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically, intellectually, and academically developed and acutely aware of the condition of African people throughout the entire world".
Sister Souljah was born in Bronx New York, raised in the projects. She is a graduate of Rutgers University where she earned a degree in
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She is the author of two best sellers, The Coldest Winter Ever which tells the life of a drug dealing family and their daughter Winter, and No Disrespect she wrote about the struggle of a young black woman growing up. Souljah has spoken on the same platform with Jesse Jackson, Minister Louis Farrakkan, Reverened Ben Chavis, Reverened Calvin Butts, and Nelson Mandela. Souljah has spoken to many students on college campuses throughout the country. She is a very powerful influential woman.
Sister Souljah is a strong, educated, opinionated black woman who sometimes is a threat to others. Some people consider her as racist because of her opinions, and thoughts but she is entitled to a freedom speech, therefore she should not have to worry about people saying she is racist. Sister Souljah has given many facts to prove she is not a racist and I will state those things to you. Sister Souljah does not own a gun, has not shot, or killed anyone and have not invaded anyone's country. She has not ordered the National Guard in to anyone's community, and has never been a member of a terrorist organization. Souljah has no history of crime, she has not burned a crosses on anybody's lawn, or lynched, or hung people of a different race from trees. She has not denied people the right to the study, and enjoy their culture in the public education system. Sister Souljah did not kill the native Indians,
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Born Lisa Williamson in 1964, Sister Souljah is a hip-hop artist that burst to the forefront of mainstream media in 1992 when she was criticized by then Presidential candidate Bill Clinton for saying "If Black people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people?" Clinton was trying to prove to other Democrats that he did not sympathize with the organization that Souljah was a member of. She basically said Bill Clinton and went on to sign music and publishing contracts. She has become one of the more passionate and articulate voices to emerge speaking for young African Americans in the United States. She has written and published to works: No Disrespect, and autobiographical account of
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