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underpants

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1. It's about damn time

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Mon Jul 24, 2017, 11:21 AM

Jul 2017

She goes have the Governor's School high school named after her (the super achievers from around the area) and she was part of what was called "Black Wall Street" back in the day. 2nd street in Richmond.

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson has had a monument in the same general area - Jackson Ward - for a while now.

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It's about damn time underpants Jul 2017 #1

Agreed, it's about damn time. n/t FSogol Jul 2017 #2

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