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Raven-Symoné addresses controversial 'not an African American' remark from 2014: 'I felt judged and not heard'


Raven-Symoné is reflecting on her controversial remark that she was 'not African American' in a 2014 interview: 'I felt judged and not heard.'

Raven-Symoné is looking back on controversial remarks she made in a 2014 interview with Oprah Winfrey that sparked a social media backlash that left her feeling "judged and not heard.” The Cheetah Girls alum reflected on the social media storm that erupted after her statement on her Tuesday podcast. I also understand how much blood, sweat, and tears they soaked into this earth in order to create the America that I live in today — free, happy, tax-paying American citizen.”

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