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Summary Of Donald Glover's Song 'This Is America'
This article is about Donald Glover and his new song he released on May of 2018 "This Is America,". his songs expressing on how America has become too distracted to realize the serious problems facing it .Most of the video show on how there is a lot of police brutality in thee music video it makes it clear on how black people have been trapped and/or harmed by American culture. And in the music video it shows Glover dancing frivolously and then turning on a dime to commit random acts of violence . Donald Glover also reenacts the Charleston church shooting and Donald as the shooter and ensemble of Black gospel singers as the victim

.The video just shows us how america has been so racist and violent.

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