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‘How Did 12 Percent of Black Men vote for Trump?’ - Los Angeles Sentinel
In Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign, 95 percent of Black male voters and 96 percent of Black women chose him, NBC News reported. Four years later, Black women’s support remained at 96 percent for Obama’s 2012 re-election, while Black men slid to 87 percent. In 2016, when the nominee was
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Graham Boettcher’s Knack for Eye-Opening Exhibits at the BMA
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Here’s How Joe Biden Can Have Black America’s Back: Select an Education Secretary Who Will Challenge Status Quo
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Christina Milian Talks Celebrating First Holiday With Matt Pokora And Their Son After Wanting A Second Child For Years: “I’m So Happy I Waited”
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It has emerged that this Jamaican-born man - not Walter Tull - was Britain's first Black army officer - Face2Face Africa
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Mother who falsely accused Black men of taking sons she killed could be freed in 2024 - TheGrio
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