Catch da Flava Radio - Hate Crime

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On June 21st the first half of the show addressed the unprovoked racially motivated attack on fellow Radio Regent contributor . Suresh Ommi. During the second half of the show the crew discussed National Aboriginal Day and the social movement to make it a National Holiday with Liz telling harrowing stories of her time in the Northern Territories of Canada and the comments she heard directed towards the Indigenous Populations therein.

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