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Mar 5Liked by Kelly Rafferty, W. Kamau Bell

I was crying at the end of that right along with the young mother.

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They were such a sweet family!

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Mar 5Liked by W. Kamau Bell

I think black women should wear their hair however they want. It will have no effect on their ability to do the job! This is terrible!

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Mar 5Liked by W. Kamau Bell

My gut was in my throat that whole clip, oooof. Great spotlight on continuing discrimination issues against black folks 👍🏻 I'd damn well hope I could at least give a support boost in a similar situation if not tell that interviewer to GTFO

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Mar 5Liked by W. Kamau Bell

Rooting for you from the armpit of the state we live in!

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Southern hatred of blacks has swung back around. It tears me up. Now 79 our large family

of whites and 5 adopted gorgeous black kids caused us to seek more loving ground: Hawaii. Colorado. California.

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This made me so emotional. Thank you Kamau for continuing to make us uncomfortable. ❤️

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Thanks for explaining the Yellowhammer Fund. I'm in. :)

BTW, I want to reiterate the latest prediction I made in the HFNY email I send to all my friends every New Year's Eve: 2024 will be a year of great success & great failure. Neither will be easy to achieve.

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