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Originally Posted by Polar
PREVIOUSLY OR CURRENTLY FOUND IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA[...]
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Your list doesn't make invisible the fact that there is a disproportionate number of blacks affected by problems of poverty, making up a large proportion of the prison population, lack of access to quality education, and the less quantifiable realities of systemic racism across the board.
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