In Culture
Graffias appears on the flag of Brazil, symbolising the state of Maranhão. USS Graffias (AF-29) was once a United States navy ship named after the star.
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“All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once!”
—Camille Paglia (b. 1947)
“The treatment of African and African American culture in our education was no different from their treatment in Tarzan movies.”
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