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    Amanda Terkel‏Verified account @aterkel 16 Feb 2017

    There are more than 38 million black people in the United States. They do not all know each other.

    2:35 PM - 16 Feb 2017
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      2. So Fear  💀‏Verified account @SophiaCannon 16 Feb 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        wrong!pic.twitter.com/taZmD4WHQ8

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      1. Stocks McGhee‏ @Brooklynreport1 16 Feb 2017
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        they don't all hold the same political views either.

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      1. Blue Doggie  ✌ 🏳️‍🌈‏ @3lueDoggie 16 Feb 2017
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        pic.twitter.com/V7IMPbWvX9

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      1. Jay Scott Smith‏Verified account @JayScottSmith 16 Feb 2017
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        In 2017, this shouldn't be a tweet that is remotely necessary. But Trump...

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      1. Bruce Gamsey‏ @BruceGamsey 16 Feb 2017
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        And.. they do not all live in the projects.

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      1. Bill Ricke‏ @BillRicke 16 Feb 2017
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        After a quick scan of my contacts..I have about 42 black people in my contact list...Let me know, if I can facilitate any meetings

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      1. Patrick Cahn‏ @SobaFett 16 Feb 2017
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        do you have a citation for this?

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      1. Dr. Annie: PMRS, MRIA, ????‏Verified account @LoveStats 16 Feb 2017
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        @ymsalvatico wait.... they don't?

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      1. Al Farr‏ @pepperdaze 16 Feb 2017
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        @thesavvypundit hey my cousin lives on Washington too. Maybe you know him #tonedeaf #insensitive

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      1. M. Pence‏ @MikePenceVPUSA 16 Feb 2017
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        ....but are we sure? @realDonaldTrump heard it from @OMAROSA

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      1. Ren‏ @mykhaibit 16 Feb 2017
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        Are you sure?

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      1. Quincey Holloway‏ @QuinceyHolloway 17 Feb 2017
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        I wonder if they think we all look alike too....

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      1. The CATSASS‏ @catsass11 16 Feb 2017
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        @BruceBourgoine Yeah ... but there are 8 million Quebec Canadians ... and they all know each other ...?

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      1. Herman Rainey‏ @hrainey21 16 Feb 2017
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        That is for Ms April is first Class.

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      2. Chris Hamilton‏ @dteg32 16 Feb 2017
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        LOL yes we do. We all got that mental telepathy.But seriously its a constant assumption/quest u get frm whites especially red necks

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      3. Chris Hamilton‏ @dteg32 16 Feb 2017
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        We don't even know each other in small towns. That assumption bothers me more than ghetto though, cause all ghetto is so ridiculous

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      1. Kadee Wirick Smedley ✨‏ @kadeewsmedley 16 Feb 2017
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        He said that and I was like, "No. Oh, no, no, no, no, you did NOT just say that."

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      1. Captain Canuck‏ @DPMcCallum 16 Feb 2017
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        @BruceBourgoine not even Chris? Chris is cool.

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