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Oct 2020
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Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl's Love L...

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Dr. Tanisha C. Ford returns to discuss her recently released memoir Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Letter to the Power of Fashion (2019).

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  • http://www.tanishacford.com


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