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Woman drives 37 hours to reconnect with estranged mom after they fell out years ago
Alnissa hadn’t reached out to her mother in two years before attempting to reconcile. She bravely drove 37 hours across the nation to surprise her in a viral TikTok video with over a million views. Describing her difficult relationship with her mother, Alnissa said her mother fell pregnant with her when she was 17 years…
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How a former slave opened Providence’s first restaurant and probably America’s first oyster bar
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Remembering Edmond Dédé, first Black American to compose a full opera that was just staged for the first time
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Women
Woman drives 37 hours to reconnect with estranged mom after they fell out years ago
Alnissa hadn’t reached out to her mother in two years before attempting to reconcile. She bravely drove 37 hours across the nation to surprise her in a viral TikTok video with over a million views. Describing her difficult relationship with her mother, Alnissa said her mother fell pregnant with her when she was 17 years…
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‘She has a story to tell’: Teen gives birth in back of ambulance after crash shuts down major highway
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Ethiopia: Meet the Tigray woman who shocked her community after reportedly giving birth at 76
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Carnival royalty: Meet the first Black queen of ALLA Mardi Gras Parade
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How Jimmy Butler went from NBA to turning his hotel room coffee shop into a thriving business in Miami
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