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

    TommyHilltrigga, May 4, 2014 ... 291 292 293
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    loyola llothta
    Feb 18, 2019 at 9:29 PM
  3. Poitier
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    Essential Afro-Latino/ Caribbean Current Events

    Poitier, Sep 14, 2014 ... 100 101 102
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    loyola llothta
    Feb 19, 2019 at 12:49 PM
  4. Primetime21
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    The Root: What books are you reading right now?

    Primetime21, Apr 23, 2015 ... 50 51 52
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    Swahili P'Bitek
    Feb 16, 2019 at 10:47 AM
  5. Nerdy Brotha
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    Essential The Root Random Thoughts

    Nerdy Brotha, Jun 2, 2015 ... 35 36 37
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    For Da Bag
    Feb 18, 2019 at 8:15 AM
  6. Daredevil
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    Black people and Mental health.

    Daredevil, May 17, 2017 ... 26 27 28
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    shagnificent belafonte
    Feb 17, 2019 at 3:58 PM
  7. The Chief
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    Official Continental Africa Travel Thread.

    The Chief, Jul 22, 2017 ... 12 13 14
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    The Chief
    Feb 17, 2019 at 11:03 AM
  8. Diasporan Royalty
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    Official Lets Talk African History Directory

    Diasporan Royalty, Feb 3, 2018 ... 2
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    Diasporan Royalty
    Oct 21, 2018
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  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Lewis Black

    My NYC Black Folk......Gentrification

    Lewis Black, Jun 7, 2012 ... 312 313 314
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    Francis White
    Feb 14, 2019 at 6:06 PM
  13. Poitier

    Is #BlackLivesMatter Leading Nowhere?

    Poitier, Jul 19, 2015 ... 255 256 257
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    the next guy
    Feb 16, 2019 at 11:12 AM
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. Reaganomics

    Essential The Big Thread of Black Excellence

    Reaganomics, May 6, 2012 ... 105 106 107
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    richmondGeek
    Sep 22, 2018
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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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    *DalMem*
    Jun 24, 2016
  20. 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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    55,908
    Reaganomics
    Jan 21, 2018
  21. 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
  22. Poitier

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

    Poitier, Jul 24, 2015 ... 59 60 61
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    47,757
    IllmaticDelta
    Oct 17, 2015
  23. 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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    87,803
    Taharqa
    Oct 1, 2016
  24. KingDanz

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

    KingDanz, Dec 21, 2015 ... 54 55 56
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    61,808
    The Hierophant
    Jan 1, 2018
  25. 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 ... 52 53 54
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    The Odum of Ala Igbo
    Feb 17, 2019 at 2:46 PM
  26. Raiders

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

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

    Dominicans Lynching Haitians in 2015

    88m3, Feb 18, 2015 ... 49 50 51
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    36,640
    Meh
    Apr 22, 2015
  28. 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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    30,810
    blackzeus
    Apr 14, 2016
  29. 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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    15,450
    PhonZhi
    Mar 8, 2017
  30. #PanAfricana

    What Happens If Biafra Gains Its Independence From Nigeria?

    #PanAfricana, Jul 17, 2017 ... 44 45 46
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    675
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    26,508
    The Odum of Ala Igbo
    Sep 13, 2017
  31. ∆y = f(∆x)

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

    ∆y = f(∆x), May 7, 2016 ... 42 43 44
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    32,689
    Losttribe
    Nov 12, 2018
  32. 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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    49,321
    The Emperor
    Dec 29, 2016
  33. 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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    27,912
    PhonZhi
    May 3, 2015
  34. Larry Lobster

    Atheism is destroying black minds.

    Larry Lobster, Apr 1, 2015 ... 38 39 40
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    588
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    25,789
    Dafunkdoc_Unlimited
    May 8, 2015
  35. Diasporan Royalty

    The Haitian History/Research Thread

    Diasporan Royalty, May 9, 2014 ... 37 38 39
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    576
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    34,354
    loyola llothta
    Feb 13, 2019 at 6:42 PM
  36. THE RETIRED SKJ

    LATINOS got their WAKE UP CALL with DONALD TRUMP remarks

    THE RETIRED SKJ, Jul 2, 2015 ... 37 38 39
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    570
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    28,751
    Rapmastermind
    Mar 3, 2016
  37. 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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    52,235
    Swagnificent
    Jan 22, 2017
  38. Medicate

    Black People And Capitalism DON'T Mix

    Medicate, Nov 1, 2014 ... 35 36 37
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    545
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    25,437
    The Hierophant
    Nov 6, 2017
  39. 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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    30,009
    Xane Vic
    Oct 31, 2015
  40. Yakno1

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

    Yakno1, Jan 18, 2015 ... 34 35 36
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    531
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    34,811
    staticshock
    Jun 11, 2017
  41. Poitier

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

    Poitier, Mar 29, 2016 ... 33 34 35
    Replies:
    511
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    36,618
    thatdude901
    Jul 21, 2016
  42. -----

    Non...

    -----, Jan 14, 2015 ... 33 34 35
    Replies:
    510
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    36,100
    Big Skilly Films
    Aug 6, 2015
  43. cole phelps

    Photos of 19th Century Arab Slave Trade of East Africans

    cole phelps, Mar 1, 2015 ... 32 33 34
    Replies:
    501
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    44,723
    IllmaticDelta
    Feb 2, 2018
  44. MVike28

    Black woman goes to interview, gets job, murdered by police in days

    MVike28, Jul 16, 2015 ... 32 33 34
    Replies:
    500
    Views:
    22,294
    Rapmastermind
    Aug 4, 2015
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