I AM: Black in America - CNN.com:
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I AM is a new CNN.com feature built on the belief that the labels we use for one another don't really reveal who we are.
We present a collection of people who may surprise you. They not only defy their labels, but they've done it in very public and dramatic ways.
This week, I AM presents four African-Americans who challenge conventional notions of blackness. But then defining what it means to be black has long been a matter of debate within the African-American community. The R&B singer, Billy Paul, once had a song called, "Am I Black Enough?" Well are they? You be the judge. Barbara Hillary -- At the age of 75, she became the first African American woman to reach the North Pole.
