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8.12.2016

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The Importance of Simone Manuel's History Winning Gold Medal at Rio

Urban Radio Nation August 12, 2016

I’m black and I can’t swim. Simone Manuel showed America why it must change. by Jerry Brewer Washington Post RIO DE JANEIRO — I can...

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