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  • #M4BL: New Policy Agenda Centers Black Demands as Presidential Campaign Hits Full Stride

    August will mark the two-year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown and the uprising of black youths in Ferguson, Mo. Many of us are asking ourselves, “What has changed?” Black people and our allies have since taken to the streets by the thousands, and a massive online movement proclaimed that “Black lives matter.” But two…

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    Charlene Carruthers, Janaé Bonsu






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    August 1, 2016
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Charlene Carruthers, Janaé Bonsu






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