From being a little girl in the projects, going through all of the mes…

Mary J. Blige
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From being a little girl in the projects, going through all of the mess that I was going through, to ending up at the Inauguration for the first African-American president, I'm speechless right now because I never thought I'd - I never ever - I couldn't even see that far. Even when I ended up in the music business I couldn't see that. ✨ Piers Morgan Tonight, transcripts.cnn.com. December 7, 2011.
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