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John Thompson II, who died earlier this week.

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STATESIDE: Angry voices still rage but there are signs that change is slowly coming

Twelve years ago, America elected its first black President. But while most of the country felt good about this and celebrated what seemed to be an important turning point in the country’s often-tortured relationship between its black and white (and “brown” and “yellow” and “red”) citizens, other issues mostly dominated the news.

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