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Pros And Cons Of Mr Williams
The recent deaths that has occurred in America is heartbreaking, but nothing new to society . Mr. Williams speech at the BET Awards was inspiring, however overtime it will fade into past events like day to night. The only way change is going to occur for the oppressed population of this nation is to develop unity . The development of unity amongst the oppressed population is going to be difficult because everyone boycotting has their own agenda and it's sometimes not in the best interest of the oppressed population. More so, there is another problem everyone wants to be commander and cheif and don't nobody want to be a solider fighting for the cause. This divide is the systems advantage on blocking unity and implementing change within the
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