Kanye West angers everyone by saying slavery was a ‘choice’
06 May 2018 |
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US rapper Kanye West angered a lot of people - fans, journalists, historians, to name just a few - when he said slavery was a "choice". The outspoken Trump supporter tried to explain his words on Twitter, but to little avail.
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