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Liberal_Stalwart71

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7. So, true! I'm a black woman and political scientist by trade. For those who continuously and
Sun Dec 11, 2011, 09:33 PM
Dec 2011

consistently question and insult our intelligence, black women tend to be the most politically active of any race, class or social group. The history of our activism dates back to the black church because we were always behind the scenes registering voters, and other forms of social and political activism. I wish that people would stop questioning our intelligence!!!

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