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Shamika Cotton Quotes

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Shamika Cotton is an American actress from Cincinnati, Ohio. She is perhaps best known to television viewers as Michael Lee's drug-addicted mother Raylene Lee in the acclaimed HBO series The Wire.

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Feminism to me is recognizing and honoring the exquisite uniqueness that makes me feminine. Unapologetically showing up in life. Walking in a power and truth that I define. And being unafraid to change my mind.

I like to think that my life experiences and understanding of the realities of LGBTQ youth and community as a whole, is what drew me to the role. I was so grateful to play a character who was a beacon of light and hope. An example of the love and acceptance we need in this world.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Shamika Cotton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.