#AmeriCAN

Thomas Jefferson Byrd, was an actor in the unofficial repertory company of Spike Lee movies. What Joseph Cotton was to Orson Welles, Byrd was for Spike. The “everyman” character actor.
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"An Asian-American NYPD detective is suing a protester for hurling racist insults at him at a transgender rights demonstration in March.”Oh boy, there’s a lot to unpack here 1) Police
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Saw this on the tl a really long time ago and it never came back, soPlease, if you're not American, don't joke and say shit like "wow, America sucks i
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American Horror Story trending? Let's honor the best characters wait how did i forget this queen and her okay last but not least okay for the grand finale this enigmatic
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To those arguing for vote by mail, to get the average American to agree with this convenience, you need to overcome some actual reasonable objections, not attempt to drown your
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Meet my new friend Yisrael. I notice him everyday so I came to talk to him and he told me that he wants to be a black entrepreneur. He’s only
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By the way, “going local” will mean the attacks on Modi ji in American media (esp NYT) will only increase because the ones who were dreaming of free-for-all “biggest market”
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hey guys, I’ve been reading some studies lately and I think they are quite topical and eye opening if anyone is interested: The color of justice racial and ethnic disparity
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My Nirvana > Springsteen take is why I'll never be an True Sportswriter :(On @AroundtheHorn in 20 minutes!https://twitter.com/AroundtheHorn/status/1265012625831792641 uh that and typing "an true" an incomplete list of other
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It's Columbus Day. So this is your periodic reminder that Native American tribes all lived in peaceful harmony, holding hands and singing songs of love and hope, while prancing around
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Next Quarantine Read: A biography of William Jennings Bryan. A thrice-failed populist presidential democratic nominee for president who left an indelible mark on American politics.It's a shame there's no modern-day
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Americanization of South African food industry — A Thread So I decided to write a small nyana thread on the growth in American cuisine in South Africa. I’ve seen the
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OMG Starship Troopers is so anti-american it's hilarious. Not the book, which Verhoeven considered juvenile fascist crap (correct). The so-called golden age of science fiction lol lol lol From what
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One weird thing about contemporary "worship" music is that it is such a narrow, specific sound.Good hymnals are actually more eclectic. They contain American folk tunes, British art music, 16th
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The New York Times ran a full-page ad denouncing the decision. Researchers later discovered that editors had given away the space *for free.* Meanwhile, when linguists put together an open
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Had a whistleblower leaked to the media that Trump, Putin, and bin Salman were conspiring to raise the price of oil & gas to prop up the industry, it would
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