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9 Friends You Should Cut Off

A list of friends you should cut off — inspired by Insecure season four.

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Tracy Marrow, better known as Ice T is mostly celebrated for his rap songs concerning street life & violence. He has been an influential figure for the gangster rap genre. Highly controversial songs such as Cop Killer brought much fame to Ice T. He also pursued a career in acting, his most

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Sansford and Son TV Premiere Jan 14, 1972. NBC sitcom which gained immediate popularity depicting an African-American Father and son engaged in the junkyard business. Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin developed the comedy series based on the British Steptoe and Son. The name Sanford came from John

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African American Women on Race - 1902

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Coronavirus in Africa: 66,319 cases; 2,344 deaths; 23,143 recoveries

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Sullivan, Louis Wade (1933- )

After witnessing poverty and discrimination in Depression-era Georgia, Louis Wade Sullivan committed his career to education and public service, rising to become Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George H.W. Bush. He also was the founder and long-time president of Morehouse

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Shippen, John Matthew, Jr. (1879-1968)

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InventHelp’s National TV Ad Featuring George Foreman (30 sec)

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