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“How Do You Color a Sound?”: The ‘Wonder Bread’ Soul of the 5th Dimension

“How Do You Color a Sound?”: The ‘Wonder Bread’ Soul of the 5th Dimension By Mark Anthony Neal | @NewBlackMan | with thanks to NewBlackMan (in Exile) Saturday, August 7, 2021. What is a more mainstream example of America, than a sandwich made with white bread..More

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