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NAACP Urges University Of South Carolina To Cancel ‘Roast’ Of Kamala Harris
(atlantadailyworld.com)
From the Atlanta Daily World:
Photo: Getty Images The NAACP is calling on the University of South Carolina to cancel a scheduled event where right-wing figures will “roast” Vice President Kamala Harris. According to The Hill, the NAACP sent a letter to University of South Carolina President Michael Amiridis, urging him to cancel the event because of its “blatant sexist … Continued
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