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When Newby announced that he was running for a seat on North Carolina’s Supreme Court in the 2004 election, it seemed like a foolhardy choice.

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At the Mill Basin Deli on the southeast edge of Brooklyn, it was taken for granted that giving any quarter to Mamdani would be foolhardy.

“Zola,” with its story of a dangerous, foolhardy false friend, confirms that Black women aren’t angry, scary, intimidating or crazy to stand up to white women who don’t have their best interests at heart.

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Or foolhardy when this is a moment when she ought to be mustering as much authority as she can?

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Some concluded it was foolhardy to even consider rebuilding in such a fire-prone place.

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