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Tupac Amaru Shakur — “I'm Losing It… We MUST Unite!”
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Saturday, June 1, 2019
Using the race card against animals: African-American opponents of the proposed fur ban are being cynical
Green’s posts promoting the “protests,” at least those I have seen, made no mention of fur whatsoever. “Free field trip to City Hall, free lunch, and a chance to win a $250 AMEX gift card,” one tweet proclaimed. Once there, his black flock was photographed …