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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 23 Dec 2017

    'Santa can be any color': Memphis' black mall Santa brings visitors from across the Southhttps://usat.ly/2D1HqPR 

    5:03 AM - 23 Dec 2017
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      2. sgoodl‏ @sgoodl 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Uh...there were black Santa's when I grew up decades ago. I mean, it's nice, but I'm honestly confused that it's "news." Is it because it's Memphis?

        2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Lance Williams‏ @LanceWilliams__ 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sgoodl @USATODAY

        Specifically in a community that is nearly 70% African-American, there is still only one black Santa in all of Memphis. That’s part of the story, too.

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      4. sgoodl‏ @sgoodl 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @LanceWilliams__ @USATODAY

        Got it. Guilty of scrolling and commenting on the go (lumps of coal for me.) See now they acknowledged that it's rare for this community, but a concept that has been around a long time

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      1. Susan Lloyd‏ @SusanLl94483136 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Love his smile! And yes-Santa is ALL ethnicities.

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      2. Irinia Santis‏ @IriniaSantis 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Then TrUmp also has an opportunity to be Santa 😜😂??

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Louie V Wildcat‏ @Louivwildcat 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @IriniaSantis @USATODAY

        That’s where I draw the line. Santa is NOT orange

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      1. JMichael‏ @Biff_Tanon 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        I think we're srirring things up. I remember black santas in the 80s all the time when i was little. We must have been less bored then.

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      1. Louie V Wildcat‏ @Louivwildcat 23 Dec 2017
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        Why is the news in 2017/18

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      1. Janet Herold‏ @janetherold1 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        great news ! I love the idea of a black Santa, or a brown one or even a Asian or Native American It is a spirit image of a wonderful custom of Christmas. Love is the important thing about Santa, not the color of his skin.

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      2. Dave Johnson‏ @DaveJohn1955 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        I don't care what race or nationality Santa is as long as he brings me what I ask for. But please remember, Santa will have milk & cookies. If he thinks I'm going to please his religious dietary requirements, guess again.

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      3. Militant Moderate‏ @MiliModerate 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @DaveJohn1955 @USATODAY

        Santa isn't real.

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      2. Patrick Holmes‏ @patrick771992 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        To children who are watching this in homes, Santa is White. — Megyn Kelly

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      1. MatthewDicks‏Verified account @MatthewDicks 24 Dec 2017
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        I love this story. I love it when Americans are happy about something that makes racists and @FoxNews viewers are angry.

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      1. tim harry‏ @tcharry 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Exactly. For 4 years I played black Santa for an inner city school and and 2 years for an event called the Jingle Bell Run in Richmond, VA and I was accepted by all

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      1. Megan‏ @mos2104 23 Dec 2017
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        Don't tell @MyganKelly.

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      1. Rocket J. Squirrel‏ @rocketsquirl 23 Dec 2017
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        And a very handsome Santa he is!

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      1. James Coulter‏ @Elrayoxxx 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        I Like him. He truly looks friendly jolly!!! For the record I’m white.

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      1. Osteomanmpc‏ @osteomanmpc13 23 Dec 2017
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Was any body really counting who was in line !! Or was it a reporter point of view , or headline grabber , Santa’s w/ color have been around 4some time

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