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COMMENTARY: Obama's Popularity Continues to Rise Amid Trump's Rhetoric | BlackPressUSA
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Donald Trump is More Focused on Saving Statues of Slaveholders & Confederate Generals than Protecting Americans from the Coronavirus - New Orleans Data News Weekly
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By Camilla Johnson Perry Special to the AFRO It seems we can’t go a week without hearing or reading about a “Karen” episode. “Karens” have become the colloquial name and street vernacular for White women, considered privileged and entitled. They have gained notoriety from wanting to talk to
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COMMENTARY: Wear Your Armor | BlackPressUSA
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