The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) Quotes
It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that there are people who can't or won't see what Black Lives Matter is trying to accomplish.
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It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that there are people who can't or won't see what Black Lives Matter is trying to accomplish.