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    Genetta M. Adams is editor-in-chief of ContrabandCamp. She lives in Brooklyn, loves trees, playing poker and cooking.

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    I’m Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons. I represent the last living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and lead Justice for Greenwood. This Substack is a working space at the intersection of law, history, culture, and power.

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    LaTosha Brown is a social justice activist, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, and founder of Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium. A Glamour Woman of the Year and Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree, she’s also a musician and playwright.

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    Gatekeepin’ culture and daydreamin’ about a simpler time before Cash Money took over for the 99 and the 2000.

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