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Our current anti-black, anti-poor economic inequality gave Clicks ad more bite and stench

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OPINION | Our current anti-black, anti-poor economic inequality gave Clicks ad more bite and stench Let the BlackLivesMatter movement and this Clicks blooper remind us all that the time for cosmetic change is over, writes Victor Kgomoeswana.

 

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