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May 16 2017

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Miss USA Clarifies Controversial Health Care Comments: ‘I Am Privileged to Have Health Care and I Do Believe That It Should Be a Right’

Miss USA Clarifies Controversial Health Care Comments: ‘I Am Privileged to Have Health Care and I Do Believe That It Should Be a Right’

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Breanna Edwards

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After intense backlash over her comments about health care during the Miss USA pageant, newly crowned nuclear…

May 16 2017

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The 2017 Miss USA Is a Proud, Black HBCU Graduate, and She’s Also Problematic as Hell

The 2017 Miss USA Is a Proud, Black HBCU Graduate, and She’s Also Problematic as Hell

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Preston Mitchum

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For the second consecutive year, Miss District of Columbia, a black woman and HBCU graduate, has been crowned Miss…

May 15 2017

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Black Nuclear Chemist Who Isn’t a Feminist and Believes Health Care Is a Privilege Crowned Miss USA

Black Nuclear Chemist Who Isn’t a Feminist and Believes Health Care Is a Privilege Crowned Miss USA

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Kara McCullough, who represented the District of Columbia, was crowned Miss USA 2017 during Sunday night’s pageant…

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