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Bishop
Clarence McClendon of the Inglewood-based Place of Grace says that while he is
grateful that the Black Lives Matter movement has thrust the mantra of black
lives into the national conversation, he believes there needs to be dialogue
between the black church and Black Lives Matter and he is hoping t…