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Born | Ramona Lofton August 4, 1950 Fort Ord, California |
Alma mater | Brooklyn College, City College of New York |
Notable work | Push (1996) |
Ramona Lofton (born August 4, 1950), better known by her pen name Sapphire, is an American author and performance poet. She is known for her 1996 novel Push, which later became an Academy Award-nominated movie titled Precious (2009).[1]