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

    TommyHilltrigga, May 4, 2014 ... 283 284 285
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    thatrapsfan
    Dec 17, 2018 at 1:34 PM
  3. Poitier
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    Essential Afro-Latino/ Caribbean Current Events

    Poitier, Sep 14, 2014 ... 97 98 99
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    loyola llothta
    Dec 3, 2018
  4. Primetime21
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    The Root: What books are you reading right now?

    Primetime21, Apr 23, 2015 ... 49 50 51
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    2Quik4UHoes
    Dec 3, 2018
  5. Nerdy Brotha
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    Essential The Root Random Thoughts

    Nerdy Brotha, Jun 2, 2015 ... 34 35 36
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    blalienz
    Dec 14, 2018 at 9:14 PM
  6. The Hierophant
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    Black people and Mental health.

    The Hierophant, May 17, 2017 ... 25 26 27
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    The Hierophant
    Oct 28, 2018
  7. LordCashmere
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    Official Continental Africa Travel Thread.

    LordCashmere, Jul 22, 2017 ... 7 8 9
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    LordCashmere
    Dec 6, 2018
  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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    AB Ziggy
    Dec 16, 2018 at 9:05 PM
  13. Poitier

    Is #BlackLivesMatter Leading Nowhere?

    Poitier, Jul 19, 2015 ... 254 255 256
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    Kitsch
    Dec 8, 2018
  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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    82,251
    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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    55,135
    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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    60,852
    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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    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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    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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    The Hierophant
    Jan 1, 2018
  25. Raiders

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

    Raiders, Jun 27, 2015 ... 51 52 53
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    22,782
    Big Boss
    Oct 21, 2015
  26. 88m3

    Dominicans Lynching Haitians in 2015

    88m3, Feb 18, 2015 ... 49 50 51
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    Meh
    Apr 22, 2015
  27. 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 ... 48 49 50
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    30,763
    The Odum of Ala Igbo
    Dec 17, 2018 at 9:07 AM
  28. Trill Russell

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

    Trill Russell, Aug 29, 2015 ... 45 46 47
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    30,370
    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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    15,142
    PhonZhi
    Mar 8, 2017
  30. IbucciMane!

    What Happens If Biafra Gains Its Independence From Nigeria?

    IbucciMane!, Jul 17, 2017 ... 44 45 46
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    675
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    25,822
    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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    32,257
    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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    48,886
    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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    27,772
    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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    25,323
    Dafunkdoc_Unlimited
    May 8, 2015
  35. 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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    28,466
    Rapmastermind
    Mar 3, 2016
  36. 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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    50,966
    Swagnificent
    Jan 22, 2017
  37. Medicate

    Black People And Capitalism DON'T Mix

    Medicate, Nov 1, 2014 ... 35 36 37
    Replies:
    545
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    25,131
    The Hierophant
    Nov 6, 2017
  38. 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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    29,428
    Xane Vic
    Oct 31, 2015
  39. 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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    34,353
    staticshock
    Jun 11, 2017
  40. Poitier

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

    Poitier, Mar 29, 2016 ... 33 34 35
    Replies:
    511
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    36,347
    thatdude901
    Jul 21, 2016
  41. -----

    Non...

    -----, Jan 14, 2015 ... 33 34 35
    Replies:
    510
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    35,659
    Big Skilly Films
    Aug 6, 2015
  42. Diasporan Royalty

    The Haitian History/Research Thread

    Diasporan Royalty, May 9, 2014 ... 32 33 34
    Replies:
    505
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    31,476
    loyola llothta
    Dec 3, 2018
  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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    43,747
    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:
    22,068
    Rapmastermind
    Aug 4, 2015
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