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a kennedy

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8. Just asking the African Americans here how their lives REALLY are......

Reply to cali (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 19, 2016, 10:01 AM

Jun 2016

I've been watching the O J Simpson story again and now all these years later this country, to me doesn't seem to have changed a bit in it's relations with minorities. May-be not so overt, but still terribly racist. Guess it doesn't make sense for me a 65 year old white woman to even ask.

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A frank discussion of being Black/African American in the USA in the year 2016. [View all] a kennedy Jun 2016 OP

How could a white person be able to discuss being black anyway? bravenak Jun 2016 #1

Ok, now what else??? eom a kennedy Jun 2016 #2

That's what I wanna know bravenak Jun 2016 #3

Well, they had so much power in the sixties, the Blank Panther Party a kennedy Jun 2016 #4

They were targeted and driven underground bravenak Jun 2016 #5

Thanks.....eom a kennedy Jun 2016 #6

Huh? I'm unclear as to what you're actually trying to say here. cali Jun 2016 #7

Just asking the African Americans here how their lives REALLY are...... a kennedy Jun 2016 #8