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A year after a drilling-rig explosion sent millions of barrels of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, thousands who lost their livelihoods still await payment of their claims.

Many of these individuals, both Black and white, are struggling to hold businesses open and keep their families fed.

Read more at TheRoot

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