Clint Smith On His New Book And Wanting A Better Future For His Children—And Yours Too

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Clint Smith On His New Book And Wanting A Better Future For His Children—And Yours Too

Clint Smith didn’t watch last summer’s viral video of slain Minnesota resident George Floyd, whose death at the hands of the city’s police propelled national and global mass protests calling […]

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