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lunasun

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9. I found an article dif qoute- when they are coming after me, someone else is getting away

Reply to JHan (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 12, 2017, 02:10 PM

Jul 2017

I've read him putting in it in a different way but this gets that thought across
He is talking about his release with the song Call it what it is ( murder) last year and his own experiences

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/03/ben-harper-reluctant-protest-singer/475173/

***Also a good read for those who claim that economic equality alone makes everything just puppies and unicorns for POC

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"Dont lie to me, thats a girl's name. What is your name?" [View all] JHan Jul 2017 OP

On reading the article....👿👿👿👿 irisblue Jul 2017 #1

rest assured some assholes will latch on to the preposterous idea she shoved an officer. JHan Jul 2017 #5

Assholes should have their eyes checked.. sheshe2 Jul 2017 #2

that's exactly what they did - saw "black" and nothing else. JHan Jul 2017 #6

Exactly. sheshe2 Jul 2017 #8

I will look for the Ben Harper line on this about how every time they stop to do this ,someone bad lunasun Jul 2017 #3

Truth irisblue Jul 2017 #4

Yep. JHan Jul 2017 #7

I found an article dif qoute- when they are coming after me, someone else is getting away lunasun Jul 2017 #9

haven't listened to Ben in a while.. JHan Jul 2017 #10