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African Americans and all people of color can benefit greatly by supporting the Clean Power Plan, which will help reduce the impacts… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
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Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four. We own this shit.… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
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The tyranny of Harvard and Yale is another thing that transcends this problem of the set point. But what's so striking about… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
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