“Ain’t nothing an old man can do for me but bring me a message from a young one.”

— Moms Mabley

['Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley' celebrates the groundbreaking African-American comedian, New York Daily News, http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/whoopi-goldberg-presents-moms-mabley-tv-review-article-1.1518719, Hinckley, David, November 17, 2013, December 2, 2013]

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