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  2. TommyHilltrigga
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    Essential The Africa the Media Doesn't Tell You About

    TommyHilltrigga, May 4, 2014 ... 312 313 314
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    loyola llothta
    Jul 18, 2019 at 7:55 PM
  3. Poitier
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    Essential Afro-Latino/ Caribbean Current Events

    Poitier, Sep 14, 2014 ... 105 106 107
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    107,003
    loyola llothta
    Jul 16, 2019 at 9:11 PM
  4. Primetime21
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    The Root: What books are you reading right now?

    Primetime21, Apr 23, 2015 ... 52 53 54
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    For Da Bag
    Jul 4, 2019
  5. Nerdy Brotha
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    Essential The Root Random Thoughts

    Nerdy Brotha, Jun 2, 2015 ... 36 37 38
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    mbewane
    Jun 13, 2019
  6. Daredevil
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    Black people and Mental health.

    Daredevil, May 17, 2017 ... 27 28 29
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    ATLANTA
    Apr 8, 2019
  7. The Chief
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    The Official Continental Africa Travel Thread

    The Chief, Jul 22, 2017 ... 16 17 18
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    Kliq_Souf
    Jul 7, 2019
  8. xoxodede
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    Vintage Photographs of Black Americans in the late 1800's - mid 1900's

    xoxodede, Dec 4, 2018 ... 3 4 5
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    Black Haven
    Jul 19, 2019 at 1:06 PM
  9. Jesus is my protector
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    Official Lets Talk African History Directory

    Jesus is my protector, Feb 3, 2018 ... 2
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    Nicole0416
    May 18, 2019
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  11. Canon

    Ferguson police execute an unarmed 17 yr old boy (Update: Ferguson police chief to resign 3/19)

    Canon, Aug 9, 2014 ... 2423 2424 2425
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    Big Daddy
    Jul 18, 2016
  12. The Knee Grow

    Baltimore man Freddie Gray dies after getiing neck broken while in police custody

    The Knee Grow, Apr 19, 2015 ... 393 394 395
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    lotty
    Jan 6, 2016
  13. Lewis Black

    My NYC Black Folk......Gentrification

    Lewis Black, Jun 7, 2012 ... 315 316 317
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    88m3
    Jul 11, 2019
  14. Poitier

    Is #BlackLivesMatter Leading Nowhere?

    Poitier, Jul 19, 2015 ... 256 257 258
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    Yaboysix
    Jul 12, 2019
  15. ReallJc

    Police Respond to Shooting at Charleston, South Carolina Church - Update: Captured

    ReallJc, Jun 17, 2015 ... 228 229 230
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    ReturnOfJudah
    Nov 15, 2016
  16. MVike28

    S. Carolina officer charged w/ murder of a black man after video footage released

    MVike28, Apr 7, 2015 ... 120 121 122
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    Ghost Utmost
    Dec 6, 2016
  17. Reaganomics

    Essential The Big Thread of Black Excellence

    Reaganomics, May 6, 2012 ... 106 107 108
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    606onit
    Jun 23, 2019
  18. Alexander The Great

    Pressure the gov. of the Dominican Republic to stop its planned "cleaning" of 250k black Dominicans

    Alexander The Great, Jun 15, 2015 ... 103 104 105
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    OfTheCross
    Apr 23, 2016
  19. #Championships

    Essential The Official #ADOS Discussion Thread

    #Championships, Feb 13, 2019 ... 90 91 92
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    Jammer22
    Jul 19, 2019 at 11:58 AM
  20. Snitchin Splatter

    Cleveland Officer KILLS 12 Year Old Black Boy Armed With BB Gun *UPDATE 3* SHOOTING VIDEO RELEASED!!

    Snitchin Splatter, Nov 22, 2014 ... 77 78 79
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    DillaTUDE
    Oct 19, 2015
  21. skeetsinternal

    Too many blacks showed up at white pool party so neighbors called the cops

    skeetsinternal, Jun 7, 2015 ... 75 76 77
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    65,718
    *DalMem*
    Jun 24, 2016
  22. newworldafro

    Rachel Dolezal Pt II or Bull: "BLM Organizer Shaun King Mislead Oprah By Pretending to be Biracial?"

    newworldafro, Aug 19, 2015 ... 72 73 74
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    Reaganomics
    Jan 21, 2018
  23. Poitier

    Black Feminist Explains Why She Dates White Men (Sound Logic?)

    Poitier, Jul 18, 2015 ... 64 65 66
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    Kitsch
    Aug 23, 2016
  24. The Odum of Ala Igbo

    Let's Talk Afro-Geopolitics II: The Future of the Nigerian State

    The Odum of Ala Igbo, Mar 19, 2016 ... 62 63 64
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    The Odum of Ala Igbo
    Jul 15, 2019 at 10:37 PM
  25. Poitier

    Africans accuse African Americans of "appropriating" their culture (legitimate criticism?)

    Poitier, Jul 24, 2015 ... 59 60 61
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    IllmaticDelta
    Oct 17, 2015
  26. A B O V E

    A Stripper Caused Umar Johnson to Lose a One Million Dollar Donation

    A B O V E, Jun 13, 2015 ... 54 55 56
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    89,434
    Taharqa
    Oct 1, 2016
  27. KingDanz

    Tariq Nasheed on new Star Wars movie - "12 Years a Space Slave"

    KingDanz, Dec 21, 2015 ... 54 55 56
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    63,329
    The Hierophant
    Jan 1, 2018
  28. Raiders

    It's on, million man March Part 2, y'all going?

    Raiders, Jun 27, 2015 ... 51 52 53
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    23,166
    Big Boss
    Oct 21, 2015
  29. 88m3

    Dominicans Lynching Haitians in 2015

    88m3, Feb 18, 2015 ... 49 50 51
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    Meh
    Apr 22, 2015
  30. William F. Russell

    K Michelle: No More Black Men; I'm A Mermaid

    William F. Russell, Aug 29, 2015 ... 45 46 47
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    31,494
    blackzeus
    Apr 14, 2016
  31. MeachTheMonster

    How can you claim to be against white supremacy, but still perpetuate its legacy?

    MeachTheMonster, Sep 4, 2015 ... 45 46 47
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    15,908
    PhonZhi
    Mar 8, 2017
  32. #PanAfricana

    What Happens If Biafra Gains Its Independence From Nigeria?

    #PanAfricana, Jul 17, 2017 ... 44 45 46
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    28,342
    The Odum of Ala Igbo
    Sep 13, 2017
  33. śïñe•qúå_nøn

    Ann Coulter absolutely SHUTS DOWN illegal immigrants comparing their plight to black americans

    śïñe•qúå_nøn, May 7, 2016 ... 42 43 44
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    659
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    33,463
    Losttribe
    Nov 12, 2018
  34. Jesus is my protector

    The Haitian History/Research Thread

    Jesus is my protector, May 9, 2014 ... 42 43 44
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    655
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    38,285
    Get These Nets
    Jul 18, 2019 at 10:08 PM
  35. The Emperor

    Umar Johnson Is A Fraud, Umar snaps "triffilin ass black people"

    The Emperor, Jun 26, 2015 ... 42 43 44
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    653
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    50,218
    The Emperor
    Dec 29, 2016
  36. Ego Noir

    Maryland has declared a State-of-Emergency in Baltimore. 1,500 National Guard Troops deployed (PICS)

    Ego Noir, Apr 27, 2015 ... 39 40 41
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    614
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    28,318
    PhonZhi
    May 3, 2015
  37. Larry Lobster

    Atheism is destroying black minds.

    Larry Lobster, Apr 1, 2015 ... 38 39 40
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    588
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    26,829
    Dafunkdoc_Unlimited
    May 8, 2015
  38. KENNY DA COOKER

    LATINOS got their WAKE UP CALL with DONALD TRUMP remarks

    KENNY DA COOKER, Jul 2, 2015 ... 37 38 39
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    570
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    29,316
    Rapmastermind
    Mar 3, 2016
  39. Deluuxe

    European vs North American description of the Moors

    Deluuxe, Feb 21, 2014 ... 35 36 37
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    554
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    54,711
    Swagnificent
    Jan 22, 2017
  40. Medicate

    Black People And Capitalism DON'T Mix

    Medicate, Nov 1, 2014 ... 35 36 37
    Replies:
    545
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    26,169
    The Hierophant
    Nov 6, 2017
  41. Elle Driver

    "Black Features Are Beautiful. Black Women Are Not" - Amandla Stenberg

    Elle Driver, Jul 13, 2015 ... 34 35 36
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    532
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    31,560
    Xane Vic
    Oct 31, 2015
  42. Yakno1

    Forbes: Atlanta is where Black Americans are doing the best economically

    Yakno1, Jan 18, 2015 ... 34 35 36
    Replies:
    531
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    35,609
    staticshock
    Jun 11, 2017
  43. Poitier

    Lets Talk About These "Woke Pro-Black" White Folks

    Poitier, Mar 29, 2016 ... 33 34 35
    Replies:
    511
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    37,985
    thatdude901
    Jul 21, 2016
  44. -----

    Non...

    -----, Jan 14, 2015 ... 33 34 35
    Replies:
    510
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    37,294
    Big Skilly Films
    Aug 6, 2015
  45. cole phelps

    Photos of 19th Century Arab Slave Trade of East Africans

    cole phelps, Mar 1, 2015 ... 32 33 34
    Replies:
    501
    Views:
    47,475
    IllmaticDelta
    Feb 2, 2018
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