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  "description": "From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n\nBadja Medu Djola (born Bernard Bradley; April 9, 1948 – January 8, 2005) was an American actor from Brooklyn, New York who worked primarily within Black film. He is best known for Mississippi Burning, Penitentiary, A Rage in Harlem, and Who's the Man?\n\nDescription above from the Wikipedia article Badja Djola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.",
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