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Dwayne Ratleff’s memoir lovingly recalls Baltimore of yesterday | Afro

By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Dwayne Ratleff spent so many of his early school years as a Special Ed student, it’s still hard for him to believe he wrote a book. He tells Baltimore Afro, “I was a Special Ed student. I didn't learn to read and to write until I was around […]

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