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The Greatest Advocate for Civil Rights was the Black Press

By Julius Kane

In 1827 a group of black businessmen were fed up with the negative depictions of African-Americans in their local newspapers, so they decided to start their own. A few months later America's first, 'race' newspaper was born. At the helm were two young black men; 28 year old college graduate John Russwurm and 32 year old preacher  Samuel Cornish. Freedom's Journal, as it was called, made certain every article and editorial had a deliberate slant that showed blacks in a positive light with dignity and class. Cornish and Russwurm knew they not only had to report the news but they had to inspire as well. Any news worthy item involving "Africans" was to be included.

"Too long have others spoken for us…." was part of a bold statement written on the first page of every issue. The newspaper was an immediate hit with African Americans and a shock to the white establishment. A black newspaper contradicted the image of the Negro whom the white press had portrayed as dense and stupid. Freedom's Journal exposed the ingenuity and intellect of black folks that had long since been suppressed. But Cornish and Russwurm, who were both the Editors and Publishers, strongly disagreed on the direction the newspaper would take and after only two years, Freedom's Journal closed its doors.

But little did they know their vision and fortitude had paved the way for 24 other black owned and operated pre Civil War newspapers. Among them was The North Star. Published in 1847 by former slave Fredrick Douglass, The North Star was immediately called an abolitionist newspaper; and it was.  The self educated Douglass advocated the end of slavery and published the horrible treatment of slaves and the ungodliness of the institution itself. His fiery speeches and editorials caught the ears of both black and white abolitionists, as well as members of congress who secretly read his paper. It made Douglass the most prominent African-American of his day.

After the Civil war, over 500 black newspapers pulled black America back together again. Many of them used the printing presses of nearby churches to print weekly updates on lost and missing loved ones. Black newspapers were like food to starving children; offering guidance, hope and direction to millions of newly freed slaves. They became instrumental in their migration north, and created a new sense of pride. The white landowners and shopkeepers began to lose money to blacks who started their own businesses and others who were moving north in search of better opportunities.

In southern states white newspapers condoned and suppressed the terrorist beatings, lynchings and murders of newly freed blacks by organizations like the Klu Klux Klan. But a young journalist by the name of Ida B. Wells was determined to get those stories out. Wells traveled the south, sometimes with two guns beneath her dress, documenting, writing and publishing articles for her newspaper; The Memphis Free Speech. Despite death threats and the total destruction of her office and printing press, Ida B. Wells became the premier black, female journalist of her era. By the time Robert Abbott and the Chicago Defender opened its doors the groundwork and foundation had already been laid. Still considered by many to be the greatest black newspaper of all time, the Chicago Defender included names like Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks and J.A. Rogers among its staff. The defenders popularity and influence was so vast it's credited with jumpstarting the great migration. Ten thousand blacks left the south each month in search of a better life up north. Robert Abbott would print everything from job openings waiting for southern blacks when they arrived to train schedules headed to Chicago. It became so problematic to white southerners that black newspapers were banned throughout most southern states. Paper boys and distributers were often beaten and arrested for selling black newspapers. But that didn't stop innovators like Abbott who received the help of black porters to literally toss newspapers from their moving trains to waiting distributers. It was those types of methods and dedication that made the Chicago Defender so popular and made its publisher, Robert Abbott one of the first black millionaires.

While in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania another maverick businessman, Robert L. Vann sometimes employed white reporters to infiltrate the Klu Klux Klan to uncover a challenging story. His newspaper, The Pittsburgh Courier, is considered to be the first black national newspaper and solely credited with bringing millions of blacks over to the Democratic Party. It included columns from W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey and Zora Neale Hurston. Meanwhile, in California, a reluctant Carlotta Bass made a promise to take over as publisher of the longest running black newspaper in the west; the California Eagle. From 1912-1951 the determined journalist and activist was the most powerful voice against discrimination, oppression, and racism on the west coast.

For over a hundred years  black newspapers like the Amsterdam News and the New Journal & Guide  were counted on to pull black America through the most difficult times in history. The black press showed white folks pictures of themselves they didn't want anyone to see and shaped the collective thinking of black folks everywhere. And no matter what city they were located the black press had one goal, spoke with one voice and heralded one cause; equality. They didn't profess to be neutral or unbiased because they couldn't afford to be. Before the black press came along blacks folks in this country didn't exist; we were invisible and our lives were lived out in the shadows of white America's fears. Since such obscure beginnings today's black press have indeed changed. And I wonder; would the black publishers, editors, and journalists of yesterday be proud of what we've done with their legacy?

Writer and Publisher Julius Kane is the author of 'The Fruits of Sarah Bartmaan' and five other novels. Visit him at theunexpurgatedtruth.blogspot.com, facebook.com/juliuskane, juliuskane@ymail.com

Mary J. Blige Talks about How Molestation Fed Into Her Addictions

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For her episode of VH1’s Behind The Music, that aired this past Sunday, July 24^th,  R&B legend Mary J. Blige goes deep into her painful past and opens up about her childhood molestation and how the pain of her abuse led to a near-fatal addiction to alcohol.

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Should We Stop Naming Our Children Ghetto Names?

Obamaniqua

by Julius Kane              

I have nothing against Shaniqua, JaQuin, Rashida or Devonte but a lot of people do. It has nothing to do with the name itself. It's the people those names represent. Those are Black names. Names that are exclusive to Black folks. And whether you like it or not if an ethnic sounding name comes across the desk of a bigot, believe me, Shaniqua or Raheem won't be getting that job, that loan or that credit card. My girlfriend (she's Black by the way) use to work in the Human Resources department for a known software company. And her colleagues would tell her straight up "if the name sounds like it belongs to a Black person immediately toss the application into the trash." And to keep her job she complied. I remember I use to get calls all the time from White folks trying to "feel out" my race by listening to my voice over the telephone. Black men have the most distinctive voices in the world. When I was younger I use to disguise my voice, you know, take the base out so that they couldn't tell what color I was. At least that got me into the interview. Then I'd use a little charm and charisma to get the job. But if my name had been say, Barack Obama, my application never would have made it past the waste basket. Racism (white supremacy) isn't going anywhere, anytime soon. So, what's in a name? You decide.

Writer and Publisher Julius Kane is the author of 'The Fruits of Sarah Bartmaan' and 5 other novels. Visit him at theunexpurgatedtruth.blogspot.com, facebook.com/juliuskane or juliuskane@ymail.com

Why Men Cheat on Their Pregnant Women

 

by Julius Kane

Over the years I’ve heard about a lot of guys getting caught cheating on their pregnant wives and girlfriends. So I wondered what makes an otherwise loyal mate turn into a ‘whore’ for 9 months and if women should be completely understanding and forgiving of this Jekyll and Hyde type behavior? Of course this condition doesn’t afflict all expecting fathers. One of my best friends said that having sex with his girlfriend when she was about six months pregnant was the best sex he’d ever had. Me personally, I liked it but I was too over cautious to really enjoy it. The thought of there being a baby in the womb while I was in the womb, so to speak, was kind of a turn-off. I know I was young but you couldn’t convince me I wasn’t somehow going to damage the baby. It’s mostly psychological but quite a few men think they’re "bumping the baby’s head" when they’re having sex with a pregnant woman. I think the old joke about the soft spot in a baby’s head coming from too much sex played a role in that psychological disposition; hence some of the cheating.

Some guys will outright say that their woman’s body had changed so much from being pregnant that they no longer found her attractive and couldn’t get aroused. Besides, she was “moody” and “Bitchie” they complained. My neighbor said that when his wife reached 5 months, she was the one that didn’t want to have sex with him, so he secretly went elsewhere. But that’s another story. Fact is, most men who cheat on their pregnant wives or girlfriends would cheat weather she was pregnant or not. Her pregnancy gives them more of a false reason and makes them reckless. It also gives them a good excuse for when or if they get caught. Unfortunately, that makes all expecting look bad.

Men go through a lot dealing with pregnant women. For the most part, (the ones that stick around) their emotional and psychological selves change right along with that woman. The pressure that comes from wanting to be a good father and provider can take a toll. Men bottle a lot of feelings up inside. When there's no one to talk to or no outlet for frustration, temptation becomes harder to resist. And that’s not an excuse for infidelity but it is a fact that’s always glossed over and overlooked. His emotional health should be discussed as well as hers. Vigilance is required on both their parts to keep the relationship on course during those trying 9 months. For pregnant women, a cheating man must come with the territory because all of the men I know who got caught- their pregnant wives and girlfriends took them back before or right after the baby was born. Who would have thought that a pregnant woman could be a man's get out of jail free card! Go figure.

Writer And Publisher Julius Kane is the Author of 'The Fruits of Sarah Bartmaan' and 5 other novels.

Visit him at theunexpurgatedtruth.blogspot.com,facebook.com/juliuskane, or juliuskane@ymail.com

The Cosby Show WAS NOT the Greatest Black TV Show of All Time

 

By Julius Kane

Stop playin' 'Good Times' was better than 'The Cosby show' for real; the first three seasons before the father's character was killed off, anyway. You can run around town and act like you're embarrassed of 'Good Times' but I sure as hell ain't. A couple of so called critics even said 'The Cosby Show' was a "real depiction of a Black family." Again, stop playin'. How realistic is it even in WHITE AMERICA for a doctor to be married to a lawyer, have half a dozen kids and they all go to college? What did 'The Cosby Show' teach you? Sure, it made you wish for a better life and smashed a lot cultural stereotypes. But 'The  Cosby Show' wasn't the best Black television show of all time; not by a long shot.  In actuality 'The Cosby Show' was the best Black television show for White folks to watch. It allowed White folks to see a different side of the Black experience and gave Black folks faces, places and images they could finally be proud of.

70 % of  Black Americans then and now can relate to 'Good Times'. I sure as learned more watching the Evans family then I did from the Huxstables. 'The Cosby Show' went well out of its way not to address any social, political or racial issues. Meanwhile almost every episode of 'Good Times' was relevant and spoke to subject matter that directly affected the Black community. But now, in their efforts to please White folks a lot of you are praising 'The Cosby Show' as if anything that happened in their house happened in your house; you wish! Have you forgotten- for the first few seasons 'Good Times'stayed away from  stereotypical fare, but instead had a timely and often blunt message in its script. But almost every episode of  'The Cosby Show' was about an affluent Black couple raising bourgeoisie children and having rich folks problems. Sure, it was funny but you couldn't relate to them.

In the meantime 'Good Times' introduced you to Black Jesus, told you how to watch out for venereal diseases,taught you about high blood pressure,questioned the validity of  school tests, talked about the chasm between blacks going to school with whites and so on. One episode even showed the Black father going to snatch his son up from the clutches of a street gang. But the most important message in 'Good Times' was the family; and the Black father as the head of the household and the Black mother as the neck. James Evans ( John Amos) never gave up on his family and when he was down he always got back up. He not only taught that to his children but to every Black child in America that watched the show. 'The Cosby Show' pretended racism didn't exist but 'Good Times' faced it head on.

Bill Cosby may want to get up on his soap box now that he's filthy rich and talk trash about what ills Black America but for eight long years he kept his mouth shut and took Black America to la-la land. He carefully  catered his show to white folks and secondly to Black folks. Cosby kept his mouth shut and got paid; cool,do you. But you can't take anything away from the prototype and the strong Black cast who became Norman Lear's sacrificial lambs; the black balled and B-listed cast of 'Good Times' who sometimes went months without getting paid. They stood for something other then money. Anyone who says 'The Cosby Show' is the greatest Black show of all time hasn't watched Everybody Hates Chris, Roc, The Bernie Mac Show, or The Boondocks.

The cast of 'Good Times' were harassed, threatened and pressured constantly early on by Norman Lear to play out negative, degrading scripts; which they refused to do. Lear eventually fired John Amos and forced Ester Rolle out. She returned, but the show was never the same. Norman Lear not only wanted the sitcom to have a single mother, but he wanted every black stereotype you can imagine written into the show. And we've all seen the effects of negative Black images on television. After robbing Eric Monte of his ideas, stealing his royalties, black balling him and predicting positive images of a Black family would fail; the show became a big hit!

 'The Cosby Show' continues to be a vehicle used to impress white America; which it does. And by jumping on 'The Cosby Show' bandwagon you're still letting white America decide what's best for you. I liked both shows but in actuality you wouldn't have had 'The Cosby Show' if it wasn't for 'Good Times.' I salute the cast and creator (Eric Monte) of 'Good Times' for standing up for themselves and for all of us; God knows they didn't have to. It's funny, but I can still hear John Amos now.... " Good Times was recorded live before a studio audience." Damn that brings back some memories. They sure as hell don't make Black actors like that anymore!

Writer and Publisher Julius Kane is the author of 'The Fruits of Sarah Bartmaan' and 5 other novels. Visit him at theunexpurgatedtruth.blogspot.com, Facebook.com/JuliusKane or JuliusKane@ymail.com

Thick Lips, Big Nose Jesus

by Julius Kane

Have you ever visited a white church and seen a picture of a Black Jesus hanging in their pulpit? No, but I bet you’ve been to several Black churches that had one or more pictures of white Jesus in the pulpit. In fact, white Jesus is on the church bulletins, bibles, fans and key chains. He’s everywhere. But most importantly that picture is hanging inside their brain. Now, your mama or somebody is gone tell you it doesn’t matter what color Jesus was. Fine, tell her to let you hang a picture of Black Jesus in place of the one she’s got. I bet she’d be ready to slap the devil out of you. That would be simply unheard of. After all, what would the neighbor’s think? Some Black churches are outright scared to put up a picture of a Black Jesus because some white folks might walk pass and see it.

The first image of Black Jesus most of us ever saw was on the television show ‘Good Times;’ “big nose” J.J. had painted a portrait and replaced his mama’s picture of white Jesus with one who looked more like “Ned the Wine-o.” And as soon as he did good things began to happen to the Evans family. James hit the number, Wylona got a date, even little Michael got paid. But what happened? Florida got scared of all the blessings and demanded the picture be taken down. She said the only Jesus she ever knew had blue eyes and blond hair.

You see, she had been psychologically programmed to think inside the box and became fearful when other ideas were introduced into her environment. And she was determined to pass that psychological fear onto her children.

The question you have to ask yourself is; why can’t your God look like you? Who is it exactly that wants your God to look like anybody else but you; and why? It’s a legitimate question isn’t it? Think about Black Santa Claus. Black Santa only became popular in the last 20 years. It was only after Black parents realized since they themselves were actually putting presents under the tree, Santa Claus couldn’t look like anybody else but them. Fear and a blind loyal tradition kept them away from reasonable deduction. Its irrelevant weather Santa, or Jesus for that matter existed or not because the image in Black children’s minds was one of a white man bringing them gifts and being in charge of the most important day of the year.

Still, they look for white Jesus to save them. And white Jesus begins to resemble the face of every white person they pass on the street. Before long you find yourself subconsciously turning the other cheek. The main idea; if Jesus is white his father is white, right? To the slave whom this image was given to hundreds of years before you got it, the master was God; he controlled food, shelter, life and death. The slave master knew the importance of symbolism. Symbolism is very essential to the conscious as well as to the subconscious mind. Symbols come with rules; with likes and dislikes. Symbolism affects all of us from deep within.

Don’t pretend you don’t get a little pissed-off when you see somebody with a confederate flag on their car. I sure as hell do. But think about the American flag, the statue of liberty, the money in your pockets, the black fist, and the afro; these symbols speak without saying a word. And we all know exactly what each represents; hence the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words. “ Within every culture except for ours, their God looks like them. To be ashamed of Black Jesus is to deny your own image in the mirror; your own nose and your own lips.

Think carefully about this: The image of God is controlled. Therefore anyone who serves God is controlled by the people who control that image. Who’s controlling you?

Writer and Publisher Julius Kane is the author of 'The Fruits of Sarah Bartmaan' and 5 other novels. Visit him at theunexpurgatedtruth.blogspot.com, facebook.com/juliuskane and juliuskane@ymail.com

Why Don't Rappers Ever Rap About Killing White Folks?

By Julius Kane

It’s called “Kill-a-N!gga” music. And it’s a touchy subject, I know. In fact, a lot of people are ‘mad’ at me right now for even bringing it up. “Kill-a-N!gga” music is  propagated by rappers who are always talking about killing other black men. They’re everywhere and especially down south. And their influence on our children is undeniable; all the sagging pants are a testament to that. Now go tell any of the top rappers to rap about killing a White person and he won’t do it. In fact, he’d be scared stiff at the thought of it. Why? Because this “studio gangster” is afraid of what the White executives at his record label might say or do. They pat him on the head and toss him a biscuit (money) when he talks about killing other Black folks. But they’ll slap him on the head with a newspaper if he says one word about killing White people. It’s absolutely wrong to do either, but by allowing him to devalue Black life they’re teaching our children that White life is more important than their own. Self hate is a powerful tool, isn’t it?

Now run ask your favorite rapper where his loyalty really lies and you’ll find out that like most dogs it’s with his master. He’s afraid to bite the hand that feeds his people poison. In cities where Black on Black crime is epidemic, we must explain the concept of subliminal messages and blatant disregard to our endangered young men. Their lives literally depend on it. For those of you who haven’t been paying attention, the primary focus in every rap song is beating down the black woman in some way, shape or form and outright killing the black man. Sure they toss in drugs, money and jewelry but that’s just the appetizer, shooting a “N!gga” in the head is the main objective; ask Jeezzy, Gucci or Wayne who’ve all rapped about “shooting some N!gga in the dome.”

That begs the question; would white folks get angry or mad if a black rapper constantly talked about killing white folks? Definitely; it wouldn’t be tolerated. That rapper's career would be over. It would become national news that he was at the very least inciting violence against white folks. But it's perfectly alright to pay him to incite violence against other Blacks. To date and as far as I know, Tupac and Ice Cube are the only rappers I’ve ever heard go off topic. Tupac may have had his flaws but they sure as hell don’t make rappers like that anymore.

Writer and Publisher JULIUS KANE is the author of 'The fruits of Sarah Bartmaan' and Five other novels.

Visit him at  theunexpurgatedtruth.blogspot.com, Facebook.com/juliuskane, Juliuskane@ymail.com

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Can Black People Handle Constructive Criticism? By Gavin Richard

I was stunned. I was flabbergasted. (When I start using big words, you know I'm taken a back.)I was shocked, but not surprised to read the comments that the "Fly Jock" Tom Joyner made about Tavis Smiley and Cornel West. Tavis Smiley and Cornel West are the only black scholars...well aside from a few others, (Hint: People's Scholar) that I know that have been holding President Obama's feet to the fire and not given him a pass simply because he's the 1st president to have some color.

I wasn't surprised when veteran actor Clifton Powell went hard on Spike Lee for criticizing Tyler Perry for "coonery" and "buffoonery" in his movies. Well, I was a little stunned because he talked about Spike's personal dealings and not so much the art work of Spike's films compared to Tyler's. Clifton told Spike to "Sit his Punk @$$ down!" and that he'd quick his "@$$" if he had a problem with it.

With these latest incidents, I've begun to wonder that we, as Black Americans, have had a problem with constructive criticism. If one were to hold their elected officials in offices, i.e. Barack Obama, then you're quickly labeled as "hating" or rather, labeled as a "hater". Now, that is nothing new with us because  back in the day, Dr. King was criticized for being "too soft" by some blacks for being soft on whites in the Civil Rights Movement. He was also criticized by "progressive whites" and blacks for his stance against the Vietnam War.

Barack Obama is in charge of the highest Executive Branch in this country. He has the power to use the military, control the budget, and affect our lives. It is not only our right through Freedom of Speech, but also it is our duty as human beings to hold him accountable to the issues for our benefits. You see how the president has addressed the Gay & Lesbian rights, now what about the rights of African-Americans and the poor? While we are free to agree to disagree, we should consider the facts of where Tavis and Cornel are coming from.

Now, the elections are coming up and there's been baseless attacks on the president. I know for a fact there are people that don't like to see a person of color running things in the White House. Tough. They have to get over it. With that being said, we as well have to get over the nit picking and the "cat fighting" amongst ourselves. We must stick to the facts and not just solely support President Obama because "he's the 1st black president."

If Tavis Smiley and Cornel West exercising honest criticism of President Barack Obama is "hating", or Spike Lee showing concerning over the images of African-Americans that are portrayed on television and film, then Cain killing his brother, Abel, because God showing affection to him was love. I hope this doesn't make me a hater, but come on Tom, let's deal with the bigger issues.

(I happen to have a lot of respect for Tom Joyner and Clifton Powell. For the record, it's not a hater attack. Please don't come at me saying: "I saw that crap you been blogging on Pinky, fool.") Though it would make for good material on stage. Peace Fam.

Gavin Richard is a freelance writer, author and law student from New Orleans, LA by way of Baton Rouge, LA. He'd like to thank Dr. Boyce Watkins for this opportunity.

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Players, Union executives should seek black ownership

NEW YORK - As you're probably aware, both the NBA and NFL are engaged in malicious lockouts. Meaning? The owners have banned players from team facilities until a new collective bargaining agreement has been reached.

So what's the impasse?

Players are demanding a bigger slice of the revenue pie. While owners remain adamant in their stance: "Screw you, I'm the boss. Either take this salary or leave it."

As of now, nobody's backing down.

“We’re going to stand up for what we have to do, no matter how long it’s going to take,” said All-Star Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder. “No matter how long the lockout’s going to take, we’re going to stand up. We’re not going to give in.”

Nevertheless, as customary, blacks are once again fighting the wrong war as it pertains to socioeconomic progress.

Rather than bicker about a disproportionate allocation of ticket, apparel and television revenue, the player's union in both leagues should be busy building an historic case for black majority ownership.

Both unions are headed by African-Americans. Billy Hunter is the player executive in the NBA. DeMaurice Smith leads the NFL player's union.

As we celebrate our nation's independence, now's the perfect time to strike.

And the players have all the leverage.

For instance, if household marketing commodities such as Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade (along with union executive Hunter) were to approach NBA Commissioner David Stern and the owners with a Godfather-like proposal mandating an increase in black ownership within the next 10 years, who do you think would win?

This, in a nutshell, explains my angst with African-Americans. We simply refuse to abide by the merciless laws of capitalism.

“We’ll just continue to ask our fans to stick with us and remain patient with us. As players we want to play. That’s who we are; we’re basketball players,” Lakers guard and union president Derek Fisher said.

“Right now we’re faced with dealing with the business aspect of our game. We’re going to do it the same way we play basketball. We’re going to work hard. We’re going to be focused. We’re going to be dedicated to getting the results that we want.”

It pains me to say this. Really, it does. But, as blacks, we are currently the Kansas City Royals of society. Every year promises of progress are announced, yet the final statistics continue to show us bringing up the rear.

Check this out.

The U.S. Census Bureau reports blacks across the country are lagging way behind with a measly median household income of $34,445 while the earnings for Hispanic households has elevated to $40, 946.

Yes, it means we're firmly entrenched in last place.

Like the Royals, even when we develop a marquee talent, he or she usually shows gratitude by abandoning the hood for the Yankees or, in our case, a better neighborhood.

Who gives a damn if King James earns an extra million in annual salary through labor talks? Someone should tell his royal highness and fellow NBA brethren wealth exists exclusively through deed, title and ownership.

Conversely, riches can evaporate overnight.

If you don't believe me, ask M.C. Hammer.

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According to BusinessPundit.com, 78% of former NFL players and 60% of ex-NBA ballers are destitute after retirement. Hell, broke athletes are practically an epidemic in the U.S.

Look, there's obviously nothing wrong with raking in a multi-million dollar salary. In today's dire economic times, a paycheck's a paycheck.

However, to make progress, it's imperative we look past the 'Bling,' become more acclimated with the laws of capitalism, and start pursuing the intangible rights necessary to increase ownership in predominant black industries.

Wayne Hodges, an MBA from St. Mary University, is the Editor-in-Chief of “Mass Appeal News.” He also serves as a contributing writer to YourBlackWorld.com, he’s a Democrat reporter for the Examiner, and he’s a film critic with ILoveBlackMovies.com. Wayne welcomes your comments 24/7 at whodges@massappealnews.com

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