

The Burden
2023-11-04 · 15 min · Not rated
When culture vultures apply for citizenship on a new planet colonized by Black people, three judges must decide how to deal with folks who want everything but the burden.
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- Tish Arana
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- USD 50,000
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Tish AranaAva
Lavelle RobyLaverne Thomas
DaJuan JohnsonCharles Walker
Rashawn Nadine ScottTribunal Judge No. 2
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