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'She Begat This' explores the revolutionary black womanhood of Lauryn Hill

Before #BlackGirlMagic and #BlackGirlsRock exploded onto the 21st century, creating a whole new dialogue on how we talk about black womanhood, Lauryn Hill dropped her debut solo album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," in 1998. Running 69 minutes, the album is an exploration of sexuality, love, motherhood, and religion. Now, 20 years since its release, pioneering hip-hop journalist Joan Morgan revisits and examines the complex womanhood of Lauryn Hill that intertwined race, politics, and feminism

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