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Alexis Cooper wanted to make a point, not win — then her spoken-word poem about being a student of color stunned the Miss Utah State University pageant
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Alexis Cooper wanted to make a point, not win — then her spoken-word poem about being a student of color stunned the Miss Utah State University pageant
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