I want you to stay. Don't do that, Nico. You can stay here and... write and teach part...
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I want you to stay. Don't do that, Nico. You can stay here and... write and teach part time
if you want or, you said that was your dream. But I had to put it aside to pay for my
ex-husband Lionel's law school. When he left us, I had nothing. I had to go back to work. I had to go back to school. And I vowed I would
take care of me and mine. You're not gonna understand
this,
Nico. but when you're a Black woman, it takes extra clawing and
scratching, and many sleepless nights
just to get here
if you want or, you said that was your dream. But I had to put it aside to pay for my
ex-husband Lionel's law school. When he left us, I had nothing. I had to go back to work. I had to go back to school. And I vowed I would
take care of me and mine. You're not gonna understand
this,
Nico. but when you're a Black woman, it takes extra clawing and
scratching, and many sleepless nights
just to get here
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I want you to stay.
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Don't do that, Nico.
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You can stay here and...
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write and teach part time
if you want or,
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you said that was your dream.
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But I had to put it aside
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to pay for my
ex-husband Lionel's law school.
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When he left us, I had nothing.
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I had to go back to work.
00:00:18.833 --> 00:00:20.833
I had to go back to school.
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And I vowed I would
take care of me and mine.
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You're not gonna understand
this,
Nico.
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but when you're a Black woman,
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it takes extra clawing and
scratching,
00:00:32.874 --> 00:00:34.291
and many sleepless nights
just to get here.
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Movie Summary
Follows Allison at a crossroads in her career and love life, in need of the love and support of her two friends. After visiting her in Tuscany, each woman will reexamine the state of her own life and relationships.
