In a Land Starved of Truth, the Unbanned Book Club Strikes Back

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In a Land Starved of Truth, the Unbanned Book Club Strikes Back

By Aziah Siid | Word In Black (WIB) - Thanks to food deserts — or as some folks call it, “food apartheid” — there are cities across the United States where Black families have to drive several miles to access fresh food at a supermarket. Then there’s the reality that about 2 million Black Americans live in cardiology […]

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