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Do you remember Popeye and his obsession with spinach? Well, there's a reason for this. During the mid-1980's a cartoon by the name of Popeye used to be a childhood favorite for many.  The main character, Popeye was relatively skinny and would get picked on from time to time.  But when he would get
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Makesi Paul's burning love produces exotic chocolate - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
FOUNDER of Bellevue Exotic Chocolate Makesi Paul does not see himself as a serial entrepreneur, though he has dipped his hands into many business ventures. During the first covid19 lockdown in 2020, the chocolate-maker failed his way to making a product of which he is proud – a series of failu
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'Gomora': Langa's fate will break Melusi and Thati’s hearts this month
Spoiler Alert: Langa's death will break Melusi’s heart more than anyone else's as the two of them have only recently been reunited.
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VI Board of Education Coronavirus Supplemental Scholarship Now Available
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Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier was a professional boxer and former World Heavyweight Champion. He was born on January 12, 1944 and was the youngest of several children. His parents were farmers and lived in Beaufort, South Carolina. They lived in relative poverty and Joe had to work as a farmhand from a very early
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Whitney Young Jr., National Urban League director,
Whitney M. Young, Jr. was Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961 until his tragic, untimely death in 1971. He worked tireless to bring the races together, and joined the tenets of social work, of which he was an outstanding practitioner, to the social activism that brought the
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Naomi Osaka Reclaims Her Time, Mental Health Withdrawing From French Open
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Michael B. Jordan Pens Beautiful and Emotional Tribute To Chadwick Boseman | The Urban Daily
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Marsai Martin To Star In New Paw Patrol Film
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Pandemic recovery – an opportunity for Africa to reinvent its growth model – says Ibrahim Forum Report
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