Just being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than being sick makes … - Dick Gregory

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Packaged foods, partially hydrogenated oils and enriched flours are not your friends. Above all, remember this one word: transfats. Avoid it at all costs.

Dick Gregory

Just being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than being sick makes you an expert on medicine.

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