Angela Rye quote — “My father constantly reminded me that he named me after Angela Yvonne …”

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My father constantly reminded me that he named me after Angela Yvonne Davis, a scholar and activist who was well known for her work in tandem with the Black Panther Party. That felt like a purposeful, beckoning call to engage in strategic resistance and to fight for the oppressed.

Angela Rye

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