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Melisande Colomb, 63, is majoring in African American Studies at Georgetown University and is photographed in Washington, DC, Aug. 30, 2017.

Melisande Colomb, 63, is majoring in African American Studies at Georgetown University and is photographed in Washington, DC, Aug. 30, 2017. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post/Getty Images, FILE)