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BLM Global Network Reacts to Debate Comment | Afro

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation released the following statement calling out Trump’s refusal to condemn White supremacists. Yesterday, we witnessed the president of our country deliver direct orders to “stand back and stand by” to White supremacists. We must take our anguish, our energy, and our VOTE to fight for a vision for […]

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