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Barack Obama

JustAnotherGen

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4. Well said!

Reply to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 04:06 AM

Mar 2016

My understanding is that Cuba has a long history of racism towards black people. Glad he could give them a chance to thumb their noses at the dominant culture.

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For Afro-Cubans President Obama is a source of pride and inspiration [View all] sheshe2 Mar 2016 OP

That's a lot of pressure. One skinny black man cannot fix racism. That's up to the racists. But.. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #1

Yup. sheshe2 Mar 2016 #3

Well said! JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #4

"Glad he could give them a chance to thumb their noses at the dominant culture." Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #5

He has been a beacon of hope brer cat Mar 2016 #2