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"Freelines" for political prisoners

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One November 4th, NPR's Story of the Day podcast was about Robert 'King' Wilkerson who was in the Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana for 31 years. They became known as the Angola Three. Now he sells his candies, which he calls "Freelines" to help raise consciousness about political prisoners. Angola 3 freelines NPR

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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During her reign over the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of Angola in the 17th century, she fought against the slave trade and European influence and paved the way for a centuries-long resistance movement that would ultimately win Angola its independence in 1975. Petra Herrera.

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