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Greenleaf: OWN Network hit is the number one cable telecast for women | The Atlanta Voice
The fifth and final season premiere of OWN’s hit megachurch drama “Greenleaf” (6/23/20) delivered 1.9 million viewers and ranked as Tuesday night’s #1 cable telecast in OWN’s key demographic of women 25-54, which is up +2% from last
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16-year-old girl ‘sold’ to Kenyan man
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KKKaren-Antics: White Woman Calls Cops On Black Family For Building Patio On Their Property
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TSU Board of Regents Considers Naming New Campus Library After Rudley
The Texas Southern University (TSU) Board of Regents has considered a now-unresolved proposal to name the new Library Learning Center after Dr. John M. Rudley, who served as TSU President from 2008 to
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Zimbabwe’s worsening economic situation, coupled with a severe food crisis, hyperinflation and cash shortages paint the correct picture and the state of affairs in the barracks which Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri laid out in Parliament, is a microcosm of the larger situation in the
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Facebook frustrates advertisers as boycott over hate speech kicks off
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Greenleaf: OWN Network Hit is the Number One Cable Telecast for Women 25-54
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Uganda unveils seven new cities
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Motorbike mission: Activist delivers sunscreen to Ugandans with albinism
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