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Linda Goss

1947–

United States

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Linda Yvonne Goss (née McNear, born 1947), sometimes known professionally as Mama Linda, is an American storyteller and performer in the African diasporic oral tradition. She is a co-founder of the National Association of Black Storytellers, which works to preserve folk traditions.

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