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It is imperative for US to parent our children and educate them outside of the school systems, as our education system was not designed to lift US out of oppression.

T.I.

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T.I.
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 25
Actor
Businessperson
Film Actor
Film Producer
Musician
Nightclub Owner
Rapper
Record Producer
Singer
Songwriter
Television Actor
Atlanta
Georgia
T.I.P
Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.
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Clifford Harris Jr.
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