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Sister Souljah
American author, activist and rapper (born 1964)
Not to be confused with Syster Sol.
Lisa Williamson[1] (born 1964),[2][3] known as Sister Souljah, is an American author, activist, rapper, and film producer.
Sister souljah biography activist art
She gained significant attention in 1992, when Bill Clinton, running as the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States, criticized her remarks about race in the United States. The incident was the basis for the phrase "Sister Souljah moment", referring generally to a politician's calculated public repudiation of an extreme person, statement, group, or position associated with the politician's own party.[4]
Early life and education
Sister Souljah was born in the Bronx, New York.
She recounts in her memoir No Disrespect that she was born into poverty and raised on welfare for some years.[5] At the age of 10, she moved with her family to the suburb of Englewood, New Jersey