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Synthia Saint James
1949–
United States
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Synthia Saint James (born February 11, 1949) is an American visual artist, author, keynote speaker, educator and actor. She is best known for designing the original cover art of the hardcover edition of Terry McMillan's book Waiting to Exhale. Additionally, Saint James designed the first Kwanzaa stamp for the United States Postal Service, first issued in 1997 and the Kwanzaa Forever Stamp, issued in 2016.
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