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Robert Lee Mitchell III

Robert Lee Mitchell III is a researcher and writer. He has a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago in the social sciences with an emphasis on political science.

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Of course Murdoch thinks that Obama isn't a 'real black President'

Ben Carson has sparked controversy after saying that he 'would not advocate [putting] a Muslim in charge of this nation'

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A black presidential candidate says he doesn't want a Muslim president

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A black presidential candidate says he doesn't want a Muslim president

Journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward, who were killed after a gunman opened fire during a live broadcast in Virginia

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Yes, you heard that right – right-wing Americans are blaming Black

A young girl holds a sign in front of the DuPage African Methodist Episcopal Church during the funeral service for Sandra Bland

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Sandra Bland: The 5 questions that we should still be asking about her

Gary and Aurelia Washington, center left and right, the son and granddaughter of Ethel Lance who died in the shooting, leave a sidewalk memorial in front of Emanuel AME Church comforted by fellow family members

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Robert Lee Mitchell III

Of course Murdoch thinks that Obama isn't a 'real black President'

A black presidential candidate says he doesn't want a Muslim president

A black presidential candidate says he doesn't want a Muslim president

Yes, you heard that right – right-wing Americans are blaming Black

Sandra Bland: The 5 questions that we should still be asking about her

Charleston shooting: The nine victims were murdered by a terrorist,

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