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“Ben Carson said black people worked for less. I have breaking news: we built this joint for free. We didn't build it for less.” quote by Angela Rye — Download Open image

“Ben Carson said black people worked for less. I have breaking news: we built this joint for free. We didn't build it for less.”

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