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“When you sing that this country was founded on freedom, don't forget the duet of shackles dragging against the ground my entire life.”

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Systemic racism always takes a toll, whether it be by bullet or by blood clot.

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Education is a human right - a recognition of dignity that each person should be afforded.

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