Hollywood’s Movie Review: Miss Juneteenth

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Hollywood’s Movie Review: Miss Juneteenth

By Michael HernandezEntertainment Reporter Miss Juneteenth is a labor of love for first-time director and Fort Worth native, Channing Godfrey Peoples. She is also the writer and producer of the

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