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Most people don’t think about the fact that they’re eating animals. When they’re eating a steak or eating chicken, most people don’t think about the tremendous suffering that those animals endure simply to become food products to be consumed by human beings.

— Angela Davis Top Five Black Celebrities Who Promote Veganism (2019)

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