The twists and turns of Ricki Stevenson's life

From: Oakland Tribune | Date: September 24, 2006 | Copyright information

WHERE does Ricki Stevenson's story begin? It could start when she was a girl and fell in love with the idea of living in Paris.

"Before my mother married my father, she was a dancer and she dreamed of going to Paris," Stevenson recalled. "Mom talked about the black celebrities who had lived there, and whenever they came to town she took me to see them. I saw James Baldwin and we went to see Josephine Baker twice. I thought Paris must be a special place for all of these wonderful peopl...

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