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malaise

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4. NBC had this conference on Race in the 1980s and

Reply to Doctor Jack (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 07:55 PM

Jun 2016

Don the Con was one of the speakers. He said educated blacks had better opportunities than whites and he'd like to be one of them at that time. Spike Lee (another speaker) tore him a new one. Bryant Gumbel was the host.

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Turn on Chris Hayes right fuggin' now - he's going to play an old Don the Con tape [View all] malaise Jun 2016 OP

Very enlightening. So no, he is not just putting on a show now. nt BootinUp Jun 2016 #1

He's a quintessential racist malaise Jun 2016 #2

Explanation for those of us without cable? Doctor Jack Jun 2016 #3

NBC had this conference on Race in the 1980s and malaise Jun 2016 #4