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Aretha Franklin, March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018

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"Black women experience police brutality—yet they are often forgotten."

Kimberle Crenshaw, executive director of the African-American Policy Forum

"I could only name two Black superheroes off the top off my head."

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"People were quicker to shoot Black targets, relative to White targets with a gun."

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