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Occupy DC Panel Encourages Investing in Community | Afro

By Etolia Magdalena Special to the AFRO Occupy DC hosted a panel on racism, police brutality and violence within the District of Columbia featuring freedom-fighting Washingtonians, including: Ward 4 City Council Candidate Janeese Lewis George; Nee Nee Taylor of Black Lives Matter DC.; At-large Committeewoman for D.C. Democratic State Committee Chioma Iwuoha; Long Live GoGo’s […]

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