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Born July 6, 1941 • Richmond • Virginia
Died March 24, 2023 (aged 81) • Basseterre • Saint Kitts and Nevis
Founder TransAfrica
Notable Works “Defending the Spirit” • “Makeda” • “The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks” • “The Reckoning: What Blacks Owe to Each Other”
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