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Beyoncé's Message to America: "Vote Like Your Life Depends on It" | BlackPressUSA
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Republican Sen. Tom Cotton Writes That Slavery ‘Was the Necessary Evil Upon Which the Union Was Built’
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Herschel Walker slams Dems for 'playing race card' while ignoring violence in cities
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‘Uncle Tom’ Trends On Twitter After RNC Trots Out Black Men To Deny Trump’s Racism
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