Great-granddaughter of Booker T. Washington to visit Mexia during Juneteenth Pictured above: is the background of Lake Mexia, that enclosing the BTW Park. Booker T. Washington great granddaughter,
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New book shares a collection of true stories depicting the varied forms of the word ‘help’ DeSoto, Texas – R. Jay Berry, in her latest publication titled “The
By LESLIE AMBRIZ Angela Bassett poses for a portrait at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 13,
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By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Leslie Jones will be taking a temporary whirl as host of “The Daily Show” this week, and she says viewers can expect
