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I don't know that white people need to be 'allies' so much as understand that any black struggle in America is ultimately a struggle for the large country. 'Ally' presumes a kind of distance that I am not sure exists.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Born: Sep 30, 1975

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