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Dapo Bankole
Oct 06, 2021
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Make eye contact with me, now and on October 23rd, 2021.

Recently, I was at Save on Foods in my area to buy a few things. As I made my way in, I spotted the security guy. He looked like me — my skin color.

Now, I am not sure if he is Nigerian, from another African country, a Jamaican or a similar country, but I sensed that kindred spirit and I looked at h…

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