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Dear Black Celebrities, If You Cape for Trump, Stop Using MLK to Justify Your Betrayal.

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January 20, 2017
Throughout the past couple of months, an increasing amount of black celebrities have come forward to cape for President-Elect Donald Trump, in the form of visits to Trump Tower, and bookings at today’s inaugural festitvities. In almost every case, people such as Steve Harvey, Jennifer Holliday, Martin Luther King III, Chrisette Michelle, and Kanye West, have suffered severe backlash from

InFormation: In the Wake of a Terrible Election, Choose Love.

Wednesday was hard. I woke up feeling victimized. I found myself constantly questioning my humanity, and grasping for reasons to stay optimistic. It was a far cry from the jubilance I felt in 2008, when as a 17-year-old girl, I watched the nation elect our first black President. I watched

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