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2020S: The Decade of the African Woman
PRO & CON Is “Wokeness” Helping or Hurting?
Why We Fall for scams
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CONTENTS
PRO & CON
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Is “Wokeness” Helping or Hurting?
ON THE COVER The cover illustration is by Angie Braun. www.facebook.com/ARTbyAngieBraun
MY TAKE/THE DRIFT
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For Mom at 99/The Rent Is Too Damn High
BUILDING HISTORY
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Caribbean Blacks Built the Panama Canal
FAMOUS SPRINGS
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The First Juneteenth, 1865
DESTINATIONS
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Barbados, Island in the Sun
TRUE GRIT
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Isaac Wright, Vindicated Ex-Con
THE TIMES
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Blessed Are the Peacemakers
THE NEXT 10 YEARS
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The Decade of the African Queen
Photo credit: Geeno Mizelli
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