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I was born a Black girl in New York City in the 1980s. It was a time when graffiti graced walls, Lojacks secured steering wheels, unsheltered people with substance abuse problems roamed the streets, and flashy drug dealers ruled corners. Who was responsible for this sordid state of affairs? Well if you watched
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