African American Dystrophy Research Paper

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I have a strange infatuation with diseases. I love to see diseases, analyze them, understand the symptoms that define them, but most importantly, discover if and how the ailment can be cured. One disease that has recently become a focus in my life, is one I have personally entitled African American Dystrophy; a disorder characterized by the weakening, degeneration, or abnormal development of a people. It is a disease that has been metastasizing this country since I was young. Spreading rapidly, appearing benign in its beginning stages, but soon growing malignant with increased inattention and neglect.
As stalwart activists stand with picket signs, marching in the streets promoting the Black Lives Matter campaign, I see this disease has

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